idea

Meetings can be prepared better by a) determining the outcome, frame as questions to be answered, b) making it short, c) keeping the number of attendees low. Meetings can be executed better by a) using a Mechanism like a doc review, b) be animated with energy and encouraging participation, c) keeping them on point, d) finishing early.

reverse meetings (a.k.a office hours)^[3]

Instead of planning ad hoc meetings, have everyone have office hours. When needing to discuss a topic, attend the relevant persons office hours instead of gathering everyone in a single meeting.

ways to make meetings suck less^[2]

What is the primary outcome of this meeting? What will be different after the meeting? (If nothing will be different after the meeting, scrap it.)
When building agenda, frame by questions to be answered rather than a list of topics.
Frame meeting attendees as core versus secondary.

links

One to one meeting

Meetings are seen as a way of Collaboration

references

[1]: Rogelberg / The surprising science of meetings
[2]: Freakonomics radio / how to make meetings less horrible. There are about 55M meetings a day in the US
[3]: Cal Newport / Combating Zoom Overload with Reverse Meetings^ref

notes

ICs have on average 8 meetings a week, managers 12 to 15.