The Art of Charm

Invisible Workers Get Cut First | Rebecca Hinds

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Dec 29, 2025
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Rebecca Hinds
Rebecca Hinds, an author and meeting design expert, joins the conversation to reveal how meetings are not broken, just poorly designed. She discusses the modern visibility trap created by collaboration overload and the illusion of productivity. Rebecca provides insights on maximizing career leverage by treating meetings like products and effectively using AI to enhance—not replace—human interaction. With practical strategies, she highlights how to make meetings efficient and meaningful, showcasing the potential to transform workplace culture.
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Presence Isn’t Productivity

  • Meetings are highly visible but often used to signal busyness rather than produce outcomes.
  • Presence is mistaken for productivity, which drives oversized and inefficient meeting habits.
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Collaboration Became The Default

  • Collaboration has become the default activity for knowledge workers and now dominates our time.
  • Meetings are the visible, most dysfunctional form of that collaboration and reveal wider organizational issues.
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Treat Meetings As A Product

  • Treat meetings like a product and design them with intent to align team rhythm and priorities.
  • Use strategic pauses like no-meeting days to create space for deep work and reduce micromanagement.
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