| Tip 24 | Meet Effectively |
 | [ââWhite Belt] Youâll get invited to meetings from day one, so this is stuff you can use earlyâââespecially the bit about toilet flush timing. |
Many consider meetings the bane of productivity; nowhere else can so many people waste so much time together. This isnât entirely untrue. However, meetings are necessary, and some are even productive.
The theory behind meetings is simple: decisions need to be made, so get the right people in a room, hash out the issues, and make a decision. In terms of âcommunication bandwidth,â thereâs nothing more effective than a face-to-face talk. Email isnât very expressive ...
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