The Unpredictable Science of Meetings: How to Bring Your Team to Peak Performance

Useless meetings take up a huge amount of time and nerves for people. However, the return from holding them is more than modest. Most companies and managers see poorly organized business meetings as inevitable costs of doing business. But fortunately,... experts have reached a clear understanding of the factors that determine the success of meetings.

In this book, Steven Rogelberg, a researcher and consultant who has worked with the most successful international companies, shares proven methods and techniques designed to help managers and regular employees improve the quality of the meetings they conduct, based on his experience, analytics, and surveys of over 5000 employees from various sectors of the economy. This practical guide will set you on the right course, enable you to change your professional life starting today, provide helpful advice, and benefit everyone who has to hold and participate in meetings.

One of the ten leadership books to read this year. - Washington Post

In workplaces around the world, meetings are the very place where productivity and creativity go to die. Steven Rogelberg is the world's leading expert on solving this problem, and here he compellingly explains how we can stop wasting time and being victims of groupthink. - Adam Grant, Professor at the Wharton School of Business, Author