The fact is, meetings are often ineffective because most workers aren't disciplined enough to:

share an agenda in advance of the meeting

prioritize discussion topics

make crisp decisions

provide constructive feedback

assign next steps / follow ups

Do you really think that if we cancelled the meeting, they'll be disciplined enough to write clear documents... See more

People call too many meetings when they want to feel more in control; those meetings often make you worse at completing whatever task or project you’re struggling to complete, in part because they’re conducted in a mononchronic way, reinscribing systems of authority, obsessed with (inactionable) action plans, and never actually building any sort of... See more