Read this before your next meeting: Micro review
It’s still January and not too late to take on an ambitious challenge for this year. Are you stuck in a spiral of non stop bad meetings? Reinvent your meetings !!! Thanks Steven Griesmyer for the recommendation.
The “Modern Meeting” is here to the rescue !!! Al Pittampalli’s book would probably take less than an hour to read but it could bring profound change to your life. BTW, it’s not a book. It’s a manifesto for conducting modern meetings.
He attacks our culture of bad meetings and proposes a bold transformation. A must read if you are frustrated with the current state of meetings and looking for a way out. Some excerpts:
“We’ve fallen victim to mediocre meetings, not about co ordination but about bureaucratic excuse making and the Kabuki dance of company politics.”
“Meetings have become our default stalling tactics.”
“Traditional meeting creates a culture of compromise”
“Meetings need to be less like the endless commercial breaks during a football game, and more like pit stops”
“Meeting can’t make decisions. Leaders can.”
“Limit the number of attendees. With 2 people, you need 1 agreement for unanimity. With 4 people, you need 6 agreements. With 10 people, 45 agreements must be made to come to a consensus on anything”
