MeetingCost · Research
A small publication about the cost of meetings.
Data, frameworks, and opinion from our editors and a handful of very patient practitioners. Short when it can be, long when it has to be, always cited.
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Opinion·5 min
Parkinson's Law and why every meeting fills its slot.
C. Northcote Parkinson noticed it in 1955 for government work. Your calendar proves it every week.
Adam Stead · Mar 29
→Opinion·3 min
Against the status meeting.
Status is a report, not a conversation. If your calendar disagrees, your calendar is wrong.
Adam Stead · Mar 15
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