Radical Candor: Communication at Work The Billion-Dollar Cost of Bad Meetings 7 | 35
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Aug 27, 2025 
In this engaging discussion, Dr. Steven Rogelberg, an organizational psychologist and professor, reveals the secrets to running effective meetings. He argues that one-on-one meetings are crucial for building trust and boosting team performance, far surpassing the impact of emails. With research-backed strategies, he advocates for framing agendas as questions and creating inclusive meeting norms. Plus, he shares eye-opening statistics on the billions of meetings held daily, emphasizing the need for intentional planning to make these gatherings truly productive.
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Meetings Are A Huge, Unevaluated Cost
- Meetings are the most expensive organizational process we rarely evaluate, costing roughly 15% of payroll.
- Steven Rogelberg calls for leadership accountability and measurement to fix meetings' ROI.
Have A Meeting About Meetings
- Hold a dedicated meeting about your meetings to decide necessity, attendees, and how to keep others informed.
- Assign a leader to own meeting quality and build feedback and accountability systems.
Frame Agendas As Questions
- Frame agendas as questions, not topics, so meetings exist to answer specific issues.
- If you can't name questions, you probably don't need the meeting.
