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How to cut down on meetings

Many meetings exist only to find out the status of work. Make status visible and most of them disappear.

Many meetings exist only to find out the status of work. Make status visible and most of them disappear.

Short answer: Cut meetings by making task status visible, sharing updates in a written feed, and keeping only short meetings for decisions and problems.

Which meetings to cut

  • Status updates.

  • Meetings that repeat what’s already written.

  • Meetings without a decision to make.

What replaces them

A task list everyone can see, and a short written update in the team feed.

Meetings worth keeping

Short daily huddles, problem-solving sessions and one-to-ones.

Frequently asked questions

How do I know a meeting can go?

If nobody would miss it after reading the written update, cancel it.

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