Throughout my career, I have had the pleasure of working with terrific people. They were experts in their fields and many of them were genuinely driven to make a meaningful impact. Most of them didn’t like meetings, and based on my experience, I can’t say I blame them. Organizing and leading a successful meeting is a skill and like any other skill, it needs to be learned first and then continuously practiced.

I am currently working with some of the most experienced coaches and facilitators I ever met. They introduced ideas and concepts into my meetings that now feel completely “normal” to me. However, I was reminded that these practices are not universal when I attended a meeting outside our group recently. It wasn’t that the meeting was bad but simple elements that could have turned it from ok to good or great were missing.

I understand that many people lack access to coaches who not only say, “Pause—our meetings are inefficient.” but also have ideas what to try out to make them better. That’s why I decided to share what I’ve learned and invite others to contribute their meeting tips through this website.