1. Fewer

2. Meetings are a puzzling paradox. On one hand, they are critical. Meetings are the activity at the center of every organization. On the other hand, they are painful. Frustratingly long and seemingly pointless. -Patrick Lencioni Death by Meeting

4. Our Current Meeting Model Do you know the different purposes for each meeting?

5. Our Current Meeting Model Do you know the difference in function between the different teams?

6. Our Current Meeting Model Are you certain about what will happen at the next meeting you attend?

7. Meetings are ineffective because they lack contextual structure. Too many organizations have only one kind of meeting, often called a staff meeting. Either once a week or twice a month, people get together for two or three hours of randomly focused discussion about everything from strategy to tactics, from administrivia to culture. -Patrick Lencioni Death by Meeting

12. To make our meetings more effective, we need to have multiple types of meetings, and clearly distinguish between the various purposes, formats, and timing of those meetings. -Patrick Lencioni Death by Meeting (please read the chapter from Lencioni’s book which is in your box)