The Importance of Creating Better Meeting Norms

Meetings can often be a miserable experience, with people attending because they assume others are interested. We've accepted this as the norm, but it can be solved. To change this, we need to openly discuss our desire to not attend. Creating better meeting norms involves having four important conversations: determining when a meeting is necessary, identifying the goals of the meeting (deciding, learning, bonding, or doing), and recognizing that some tasks can be better accomplished through email. So let's start improving our meeting culture!