A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen
articleprincipleProductive meeting activities: Leverage the team, empower the individual
24 May 2022Profit
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About A Smart BearMeetings are most productive when we create something that none of us could have created alone. Here are several ways to use meeting time wisely.
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What a founder can learn
Founder takeaway
Reserve meetings for collaborative work that benefits from the team’s combined perspectives; move updates and individual thinking to asynchronous channels.
Why it matters
Founder time and team attention are scarce. Designing meetings around outcomes that require real-time collaboration can improve decisions while preserving uninterrupted time for individual execution.
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Put it to work
Before the next meeting, ask: “What will we create or decide together that no attendee could produce as effectively alone?” If there is no clear answer, replace the meeting with an asynchronous update.
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