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Why Meetings Suck and How to Fix Them

Worklife with Adam Grant

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Invite active participation in meetings

To make meetings more engaging and productive, leaders should frame the agenda as a set of questions to be answered, rather than topics to be discussed. This encourages active participation and ensures that the meeting stays focused. By framing the agenda with questions, the meeting organizer is forced to be more thoughtful and structured. It also creates a dynamic of inquiry, rather than just advocacy. Additionally, when participants receive a meeting invite with questions, it gets them excited and thinking about the topic.

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