Edition 146 · learning · Shibani; Parwaneh Elias; Devanesan; Charles Wesley; Hatamleh; Aseel; Al Jarah; Yahya; Singh; Kalpana
Meeting culture is killing productivity
Pointless staff meetings drain resources, stifle innovation, and erode team morale. Time to scrap the agenda and get to work.
FO Take · Score 25
Too many organisations confuse presence with productivity. Endless, aimless meetings are a corporate comfort blanket, masking a failure to empower. They are an admission of managerial weakness, not a sign of collaboration. Real work happens outside these performative gatherings. Are we managing people, or just managing calendars?
The strongest counter
Structured meetings foster alignment and information exchange. They are crucial for complex environments where coordination is key. Abolishing them risks chaos and fractured communication.
