The Billion-Dollar Cost of Bad Meetings 7 | 35

In the Radical Candor podcast, Kim Scott and Amy Sandler interview Dr. Steven G. Rogelberg, an expert on meetings, about how to improve meetings, especially one-on-one meetings between managers and team members. They discuss the surprising amount of time and money wasted on unproductive meetings and strategies for making meetings more effective, such as framing agendas as questions and establishing norms for open communication. The conversation shifts to the importance of one-on-one meetings for building relationships and trust between managers and employees. Rogelberg emphasizes that these meetings should be employee-led, focused on understanding their needs, and should not be used for micromanaging or delivering feedback, but rather for soliciting feedback from the employee. He provides practical tips for starting and conducting effective one-on-ones, highlighting the significance of regular, high-quality conversations and the role of both managers and employees in making these meetings successful.