Meeting Culture in Tech: How to Improve and Reduce Meetings

Too many meetings kill productivity. The Tech Brothers Podcast Network discusses how successful teams minimize meeting overhead. Here's how to fix meeting culture.

The Meeting Audit

Track every meeting for one week. Which could be emails? Which could be async? Which need fewer attendees? Which need better agendas? Cancel recurring meetings that lost purpose. Default to 25 or 50 minutes, not 30/60—buffer time prevents back-to-back scheduling.

Running Better Meetings

Always have an agenda shared 24 hours ahead. Start and end on time. Have a clear decision-maker. Document decisions and action items. End with clear next steps. Record meetings for those who couldn't attend. Most meetings should be 15-25 minutes, not an hour. Respect people's time by being prepared.

Alternatives to Meetings

Write it in a doc for others to comment async. Record a Loom video. Post in Slack for discussion. Have 1-on-1s instead of group meetings. Use decision docs instead of brainstorm meetings. Document your meeting reduction strategies in your TBPN notebook. Join TBPN discussions on building better meeting culture at your company.