Sick of Endless Pointless Meetings? This Company Banned Them. ⛔

We've all suffered through meetings that waste time and kill productivity. But one company said enough is enough and banned internal meetings altogether!

In this episode of The KAM Club, host Warwick Brown explores how TheSoul Publishing threw out meetings in favor of Slack, wikis, and project tools. Could implementing some of their rules help you transform useless meetings into valuable interactions?

If you're ready to boost productivity by cutting pointless meetings, don't miss this episode! Let's reinvent our meeting culture and get back to doing meaningful work.

KEY TOPICS
A company that has banned nearly all meetings
Implementing rules around agendas, length, and number of attendees
Requiring detailed agendas 24 hrs in advance
Using public Slack channels instead of internal emails
Centralizing documents on a company wiki
Leveraging project management tools
Spending time with the "right people" at work
Identifying time-wasting interactions
The power of saying no to preserve focus

🔖 TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:26 Overview of a company banning meetings
2:11 The rules they implemented around meetings
3:11 Using Slack instead of email
4:26 Centralizing info on a company wiki
5:35 Quotes on the impact of this approach
6:33 Thoughts and questions on banning meetings
7:33 Related podcast episode recommendation
9:08 Study on beards and trustworthiness
10:10 Wrap up and final quote

📚 RESOURCES
Podcast episode: Coaching for Leaders - How to Limit Time with the Wrong People https://open.spotify.com/episode/70FG...

Link: The World's Best No Generator https://www.activecampaign.com/free-m...

Study: Do Beards Make You More Trustworthy? https://resourcevault.s3.eu-west-2.am...

Link: Episode Show Notes https://amtip.co/002

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