Enhancing Meetings: Books to Transform Your Meetings

by Dr. Steven G. Rogelberg
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6 books
Meetings are a crucial aspect of organizational life, but they often get a bad reputation for being unproductive. This booklist features works that provide innovative approaches and practical tips to make your meetings more effective, engaging, and productive.
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Death by Meeting

A Leadership Fable...About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business
Patrick M. Lencioni, 2010
Lencioni's fable offers a unique perspective on why meetings fail and how to make them more effective. Through a compelling narrative, he illustrates common meeting pitfalls and presents actionable solutions to avoid them. This book is an excellent resource for understanding the dynamics of successful meetings and implementing changes that lead to better outcomes.

The Art of Gathering

How We Meet and Why It Matters
Priya Parker, 2020
Parker emphasizes the human element of meetings and gatherings, providing practical advice on how to create meaningful and transformative meeting experiences. Her insights into the psychology of group interactions help readers design gatherings that are purposeful and impactful. This book is perfect for anyone looking to make their meetings more engaging and memorable.

Meetings Suck

Turning One of the Most Loathed Elements of Business Into One of the Most Valuable
Cameron Herold, 2016
This book offers a straightforward approach to making meetings more productive and less dreaded, focusing on practical tips for both organizers and participants. Herold's no-nonsense style provides clear guidelines for improving meeting efficiency and effectiveness. It's a valuable read for anyone tired of wasting time in unproductive meetings.

Read This Before Our Next Meeting

How We Can Get More Done
Al Pittampalli, 2015
Pittampalli challenges traditional meeting structures and presents a compelling argument for changing how we meet to enhance productivity and decision-making. His provocative ideas encourage readers to rethink their approach to meetings and adopt more efficient practices. This book is ideal for leaders looking to streamline their meeting processes and boost team performance.

Suddenly Hybrid

Managing the Modern Meeting
Karin M. Reed, Joseph A. Allen, 2022
This book provides essential insights into managing hybrid meetings, where some participants are in-person and others are remote. Reed and Allen offer practical tips and strategies for overcoming the challenges of hybrid collaboration. This timely resource helps leaders and teams navigate the complexities of hybrid meetings and ensure productivity remains high.

The Surprising Science of Meetings

How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance
Steven G. Rogelberg, 2018
There is an accessible and powerful meeting science that can truly make meetings work for us, promote leader success, and foster competitive advantage, Most companies and leaders view poor meetings as an inevitable cost of doing business. But managers can take heart: researchers now have a clear understanding of the key drivers that make meetings successful. In The Surprising Science of Meetings, Steven G. Rogelberg, researcher and consultant to some of the world's most successful companies, draws from extensive research, analytics and data mining, and survey interviews with over 5,000 employees across a range of industries to share the proven practices and techniques that help managers and employees enhance the quality of their meetings and improve the broader meeting ecosystem and culture.