Meetings have become weapons of mass dysfunction.

Leadership Freak

By Dan Rockwell on February 3, 2026

“Meetings have become weapons of mass dysfunction.” Rebecca Hinds, PhD 

“Meetings have become weapons of mass dysfunction.” Rebecca Hinds, PhD 

Attendance is not engagement. 

Silence about bad meetings is permission for more.

Move status updates out of meetings. 

Become a meeting minimalist.

Eliminate meetings that exist only to compensate for broken information flow. 

The purpose of team meetings is to achieve something you can’t do alone.

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