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Most leaders know the frustration of wasted meetings. Long agendas, too many attendees and little to show for hours lost. For one group of senior leaders I worked with, this wasn’t just an annoyance. It was cutting into strategy time, slowing down decisions and draining energy across the business.
In less than a year, we cut their meeting time in half. Each leader won back more than 10 hours every week, and the organization became faster, clearer and more accountable.
Here’s how it happened, and how you can do the same.
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