“A meeting is a gathering to make a decision. If you don’t need a decision, you don’t need a meeting.”

Meetings are the black hole of workplace productivity. Studies show that professionals attend an average of 23 hours of meetings per week, with many considered unproductive. Yet meetings remain essential for collaboration, decision-making, and alignment. The solution isn’t fewer meetings—it’s better meetings. This guide will help you run meetings that respect time, produce results, and actually move work forward.