I bag on meetings.
I bag on meetings because, like any nerd, I expect the universe to be efficient and orderly, and there is no more vile a violation of this sense of orderliness than a room full of people verbally randomly bumping into each other and calling it a meeting.
There are solid meetings out there. There are meetings that build a sense of structure, move forward for the entire hour, and finish with a sense of accomplishment. The question is: How do we make sure every meeting is like this? Let’s start by understanding why meetings showed up in the first place. ...
