Meetings should only be used to: educate, challenge, or make a decision.

EDUCATEEx: Training a sales team on a new product you created, walking through a deck and answering questions. (If it’s a simple update, stick to email)

CHALLENGEEx: Discussing a proposed solution to a problem with your team. (If feedback is needed, send over a shared document instead)

DECIDEEx: Present data on three potential launch markets and reasons to pick X. Get buy-in from everyone on the call. (If it’s a larger group or a lower risk decision, use a poll instead)

Next time you schedule a meeting, take a step back and identify which bucket it falls into above. Cancel the meeting and communicate asynchronously if you can’t.

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