I Don’t Do Meetings. I Take Calls.
I Don’t Do Meetings. I Take Calls. How much of your workday is spent scheduling conversations instead of having them? Some meetings deserve a place on the calendar but most don’t. We've normalized turning a five minute conversation into a week of emails, calendar invites, and context switching. Why? Because it’s the way we do things around here. This week's This Week in Culture explores why one of the simplest ways to create more productive organizations might be to stop scheduling so many conversations and just start having them. Want to read the full article? Click Here!
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