The Quest for Better Meetings: What It Takes to Change Meeting Culture

How do you make better meetings the norm? In this conversation, meeting experts Rebecca Hinds, PhD, Dr. Carrie Goucher, and Elise Keith explore what it takes to create lasting change in meeting culture: why quick fixes fade, how leaders can influence change from wherever they sit, when to move work out of meetings entirely, and what AI is forcing us to reconsider about why we meet. We cover: • Why improving individual meetings isn’t enough • How to prove that better ways of working are possible • Why senior leaders can have a distorted view of meeting culture • “Calendar cleansing” and the power of subtraction • The role of asynchronous work and information radiators • Why meeting norms need maintenance mechanisms • Humor, “Norm the Enforcer,” and other ways to make norms easier to uphold • How psychological safety changes the role AI can play in meetings • The bigger question AI raises: What is a meeting for? Along the way, we invoke The Mighty Ducks, the IKEA effect, meeting bots, collaboration anxiety, monkey minders, terriers, and the occasional squirrel. Featuring: Rebecca Hinds, PhD https://www.rebeccahinds.com/ Rebecca’s book, Your Best Meeting Ever: https://www.rebeccahinds.com/book Dr. Carrie Goucher Fewer Faster Bolder / Friction Free: https://www.fewerfasterbolder.com/fri... LinkedIn:   / carriebedingfield   Elise Keith Lucid Teams: https://lucidteams.com The Quest for Better Meetings was a live conversation about what it takes to make a lasting positive impact on meeting culture: moving beyond isolated tips and techniques to changw how people work together.