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Are Your Meetings a Productivity Killer?

I'm about to spill the tea on these endless meetings that are LITERALLY taking over our lives! 🙄

So, get this: the average professional spends over 20 hours EVERY WEEK in meetings and half of that time? Complete waste. That's 500+ hours a year we could use for anything else!

Y'all, I got this DM yesterday that had me DYING because it was so relatable.

I felt the message deep…

Let me share the R4 Framework I've been using with my coaching clients. This isn't that generic "make an agenda" advice this is the real deal that helped one of my girls in tech get TEN HOURS back in her week!

The R4 Framework (send this to your group chat)

Risk: Ladies, those first 5 minutes of the meeting? That's where you set the whole vibe. In addition to "how was everyone's weekend" and hit them with "Today we're specifically deciding X because it directly impacts our upcoming goals." Watch how everyone sits up straight and help you to have a productive meeting!

Resilience: You know those same people posting the "this could've been an email" memes? They're gonna be the first ones giving you side-eye when you change things up. Just look them in the eye and say "I understand it's different, but let's give this a try. We all deserve more productive meetings." Period.

Rewards: OK this part is one of my faves. When someone contributes something useful, acknowledge them! "Thanks to Taylor's insights, we're saving significant time." Simple but effective. According to Gallup (yes I read research papers for fun, don't judge), recognition is directly linked to higher engagement.

Reset: This is where we usually drop the ball. You HAVE to follow up within 24 hours—who's doing what by when. Otherwise we're just having the same conversation next week and the week after that.

Honestly, try ONE of these this week. Just one! Download my Meeting Audit Template if you want to get really fancy with it.

Implementation Corner: 5-Minute Meeting Fix