Why You Need to Axe All Mandatory Meetings | By Gustavo Razzetti
Mandatory meetings reduce engagement. Invitation increases participation. The Law of Two Feet encourages people to go where they can add value and grow. Share On Share On Share On Share On Subscribe By Gustavo Razzetti August 14, 2019 Bad meetings make bad companies. Especially mandatory ones. Instead of participating, people can’t wait for that painful moment to end. What if we make it okay for people to opt-out? Meetings drive affiliation and shape the organizational culture. It’s how effective teams get things done. “Meeting’s over, let’s get back to work” Boring and unproductive meetings frustrate everyone. It makes managers force their people to participate. But coercion creates the opposite effect. It encourages withdrawal rather than participation. Everyone in the team will play along. And no one will give their best. People don’t resist meetings — they resist mandatory, boring, useless ones. The remedy is invitation. Let people choose if they want to join (or not). I can’t stre
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