The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance
- 2h 35m
- Steven G. Rogelberg
- Oxford University Press (US)
- 2019
A recent estimate suggests that employees endure a staggering 55 million meetings a day in the United States. This tremendous time investment yields only modest returns. No organization made up of human beings is immune from the all-too-common meeting gripes: those that fail to engage, those that inadvertently encourage participants to tune out, and those that blatantly disregard participants' time.
Most companies and leaders view poor meetings as an inevitable cost of doing business. But managers can take heart: researchers now have a clear understanding of the key drivers that make meetings successful. In The Surprising Science of Meetings, Steven G. Rogelberg, researcher and consultant to some of the world's most successful companies, draws from extensive research, analytics and data mining, and survey interviews with over 5,000 employees across a range of industries to share the proven practices and techniques that help managers and employees enhance the quality of their meetings. For those who lead and participate in meetings, Rogelberg provides immediate direction, guidance, and relief, offering a how-to guide to change your working life starting today.
About the Authors
Steven G. Rogelberg is Chancellor's Professor at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, for distinguished national, international, and interdisciplinary contributions. He has well over 100 publications and recently won the highly prestigious Humboldt Award for his research on meeting science.
L. J. Ganser is an award-winning narrator with over 450 titles recorded to date. Prized for versatility, his projects range from preschool picture books to crime noir thrillers, from astronomical adventures (both science and sci-fi) to Arctic Circle high school basketball stories. He lives in New York City with his family.
In this Book
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So Many Meetings and So Much Frustration
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Get Rid of Meetings? No, Solve Meetings Through Science
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The Image in the Mirror is Likely Wrong
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Meet for Forty-Eight Minutes
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Agendas are a Hollow Crutch
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The Bigger, the Badder
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Don't Get Too Comfortable in That Chair
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Deflate Negative Energy from the Start
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No More Talking!
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The Folly of the Remote Call-in Meeting
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Putting it All Together
