The Next Big Idea Daily Your Meetings Suck. Here's How to Fix Them.
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Feb 16, 2026 
Steven Rogelberg, professor of organizational science and author focused on one-on-one leadership. Rebecca Hinds, organizational behavior expert and author who designs better meetings. They discuss designing meetings like products. They explain meeting debt and a 48-hour doomsday reset. They cover minimalist agendas, AI tools to rebalance talk time, and evidence-backed one-on-one rhythms and agendas.
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Real Results From A Calendar Cleanse
- Rebecca ran meeting doomsdays that reclaimed up to 11 hours per month per person.
- The doomsday taps the IKEA effect and system-two thinking to protect rebuilt calendars.
Fix The System, Not Just Meetings
- Dysfunctional meetings often signal a broken communication system, not just bad meeting habits.
- Use the 4D test: only meet to decide, debate, discuss, or develop.
Tools Alone Don't Fix Meetings
- Organizations added digital tools during the pandemic but failed to guide usage, increasing dysfunctional meetings.
- Meetings persisted because they are visible and hijack attention more than other channels.
