Improve meetings by inviting only people who might benefit from them

This is not our first dive into the business of meetings and likely won't be the last. I'm no expert on meetings, but I know what I don't like when I see it, to paraphrase someone's famous quote.

Others have written about this, too.  For example, see You're running your meetings wrong. Here's how to make them more effective. Here are this expert's bullet points:

Keep the invite list exclusive
Have a clear agenda
Get broad participation (assuming you kept the list exclusive)
Limit your own talk time
Have a call to action
Limit tech
Avoid lip-service meetings
If it's daily, keep it short and try standing
Track how much time you spend in meetings

Here's something with which many might agree: "People don't hate meetings, they hate meetings that waste their time."

Maybe some people hate all meetings. My solution would be to dispense with meetings and collect information, share ideas, and issue instructions some other way.

Previously: Meetings for people who hate meetings; and
80% of meetings are waste of time

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