let's schedule a meeting

“Let’s schedule a meeting” has become the universal default response to most business issues. Not sure what to do on a project? Let’s schedule a meeting. Have a few ideas to share? Let’s schedule a meeting. Struggling with taking action? Let’s schedule a meeting.

Although scheduling a meeting can be the right solution in many instances, it’s not always the best answer. I’ve come up with a decision tree to help you quickly determine if a meeting makes the most sense.

Elizabeth Grace Saunders

“Do You Really Need to Hold That Meeting?,” Harvard Business Review. March 20, 2015 as quoted in HBR Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter. Harvard Business Review Press. 2016.