When to Have a Meeting and When Not to

Leaders should have meetings when there is a need for interaction and engagement. Meetings should have a purpose: to decide, learn, bond, or complete tasks. If the goal does not require interaction, it could have been an email. Good ideas and knowledge can be generated asynchronously. Many meetings just repeat what everyone already knows, leading to groupthink. Meetings should be intentional and consider the necessary time, even if it's as short as 10 minutes. Standing up during meetings can improve focus and make them shorter without compromising decision quality.