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The Architecture of Effective Meetings

PS204
Module 1: Why Meetings Fail
3 Lessons

The hidden costs of poor meetings and the purpose every meeting must serve.

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Why Meetings Fail

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Meeting Fatigue: The Real Cost of Endless Calendar Blocks

You will understand why back-to-back meetings drain productivity and decision-making capacity, and how this fatigue shapes team behaviour and organisational outcomes.

25 min
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Every Meeting Needs a Clear Purpose

Learn to design meetings around one of four core purposes, decide, inform, create or connect, so that every gathering produces value rather than consuming time.

25 min
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Who Should Be in the Room (and Who Should Not)

Learn to design meeting rosters that protect focus, reduce decision-making friction, and ensure the right voices shape outcomes.

25 min
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