So many meetings, but what can you ACTUALLY do about it?
I'm sure you could come up with '10 ways to reduce your meeting load' (or ChatGPT certainly could!) but in reality, it's not quite that simple.
Slashing meeting time can have a lot of unintended consequences from losing momentum to people feeling their work doesn't matter to you.

Three moves to bring down meeting load - for everyone

Reset your most wasteful meetings, one by one
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Shift 'info' to async
Focus the meetings on handling the grey.

Consult wide, meet small
Find a way to consult with people
1. Reset your most wasteful meetings, one by one
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2. Shift 'info' to async and shorten
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3. Consult wide, meet small
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