08/26/2026
Meetings aren't the problem. Unclear meetings are.
Three questions before you send the invite:
Why are we meeting? If the honest answer is “we always meet Tuesdays,” you have a calendar habit, not a priority.
Who actually needs to be in the room? Adding people isn't the same as including them. Sometimes the most respectful thing you can do is protect someone's afternoon.
What decision leaves this room? If nothing gets decided, made clearer, or unblocked, that meeting was an email.
Teams don't lose time in big ways. They lose it thirty minutes at a time.
Which of the three does your team need most?
