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Low-value meetings

High-value meetings are a must. Optimize for them by ditching the low-value ones.

December 17th, 2024

by Henry Poydar

in Teamwork

Low value and high value meetings by headcount

At Steady we talk often about our goal to kill low-value meetings. By automating the simple information-sharing stuff, we free up time and energy for the human work that matters most.

That doesn’t mean no meetings. Just no low-value meetings.

Low-value meetings:

❌  Increase task switching and hurt productivity

❌  Leave teams unsure on what to build next or where to invest resources

❌  Disrespect people’s time and demoralize the team

High-value meetings

👏 Discuss ideas and make decisions with defined next steps

👏 Clarify priorities, minimize rework, and ensure reliable results

👏 Recognize good work and cultivate autonomy

By automating the information sharing that dominates low-value meetings, we give everyone back the time and energy for the collaborative ones (while saving millions of dollars).

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