The Anatomy of a Good Meeting

Why is the richest man in the world reinventing how meetings work? Because they are bad. Like really bad. Pointless meetings cost businesses $156 million a year. Yep, that’s not a typo, millions and millions. Astronomic numbers. And most of the time? The answer is obvious. After spending the last 7 years in corporate meetings, I’ve learned 6 key critical factors to make a worthwhile meeting. <h1>Let’s talk about meetings</h1> The first point to note is that not everything needs a meeting, on the contrary, a few things do. <ul> <li>90% of meetings could be emails</li> <li>90% of emails could be a Teams message</li> </ul> So how do you know if you need a meeting? A general rule of thumb: you need more than 2 people to discuss, the matter is complex and needs talking through, there is a decision to be made, and there is agreement or sign-off that’s needed. In the last 7 years, I’ve noticed that 80% of bad meetings come down to the fact that they aren’t needed. The first question should be: could this be communicated in a different way and still have the same impact? But let’s say you need a meeting, here are some things that make a meeting a success. <a href="https://medium.com/swlh/the-anatomy-of-a-good-meeting-1d4294f47c76">Read More</a>