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If you’ve ever opened up a meeting invite and thought “Oh no… not one of those again”, this article is for you. And you’re not alone! While the types of meetings you’ll find at any given organization will vary, a few of the most common types are universally loathed. Others types of meetings, however, are genuinely useful and can even be a lot of fun (if you know how to do them right).

2 Types of Meetings You Can Do without

Meetings are expensive. If you don’t believe me, this meeting cost calculator is pretty convincing. Meetings should only be held when they are the cheapest and/or fastest way to accomplish a task.

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We’ve all been there: the kick-off meeting that was nothing more than 60 minutes of your life that you’ll never get back. So now that it’s your turn to run one, you’re determined not to go down the same path.

But where did those kick-off-meetings-gone-wrong actually go wrong? What were their fatal flaws? And how can you make your meeting a good use of everyone’s time?

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Virtual collaboration is an excellent alternative to time-sucking in-person meetings, but few people recognize it as a viable option. That’s a shame – because people love to hate meetings.

“Meetings are indispensable when you don’t want to do anything.” – Canadian economist John Kenneth Galbraith

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Whenever I teach Agile approaches, I discuss the possible meetings a team might choose. Some people turn to me in dismay. They start adding up all the meeting time and say, "That’s a lot of meetings."

Could be. Especially if you use iterations. You might have these meetings:

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