Put meetings on a diet.
Today is about how much. Who speaks is Day 57, and how a meeting runs is Day 72. Meetings are easy to add and awkward to remove, so they pile up.
Audit
See The Total
- List every recurring meeting
- Owner, purpose, attendees
- Hours per person per week
Cut
Default To Less
- No owner or purpose? Delete
- Shorter by default
- Fewer attendees, notes shared
Cap
A Weekly Budget
- A team limit on meeting hours
- New meeting means one goes
- Review it every quarter
Source: Fortune ↗
Every meeting needs an owner and a reason.