Toc: CONTENTS PREFACE Section I: Setting the Meeting Stage Chapter 1 So Many Meetings and So Much Frustration Chapter 2 Get Rid of Meetings? No, Solve Meetings through Science Section II: Evidence-Based Strategies for Leaders Chapter 3 The Image in the Mirror Is Likely Wrong Chapter 4 Meet for Forty-Eight Minutes Chapter 5 Agendas Are a Hollow Crutch Chapter 6 The Bigger, the Badder Chapter 7 Don’t Get Too Comfortable in That Chair Chapter 8 Deflate Negative Energy from the Start Chapter 9 No More Talking! Chapter 10 The Folly of the Remote Call-in Meeting Chapter 11 Putting It All Together Epilogue Trying to Get Ahead of the Science—Using Science Tools Meeting Quality Assessment—Calculation of a Wasted Meeting Time Index Sample Engagement Survey and 360-Degree Feedback Questions on Meetings Good Meeting Facilitation Checklist Huddle Implementation Checklist Agenda Template Guide to Taking Good Meeting Minutes and Notes Meeting Expectations Quick Survey ACKNOWLEDGMENTS REFERENCES INDEX