How to Make Meetings Less Terrible (Ep. 389 Rebroadcast)
Freakonomics Radio28 Touko 2020

How to Make Meetings Less Terrible (Ep. 389 Rebroadcast)

In the U.S. alone, we hold 55 million meetings a day. Most of them are woefully unproductive, and tyrannize our offices. The revolution begins now — with better agendas, smaller invite lists, and an embrace of healthy conflict.


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