You can learn a lot about an organization simply by observing its meetings. Meetings are essential structures for alignment, collaboration, and decision-making—and they are powerful drivers of a team’s culture. Yet most of us have experienced (and led!) meetings that are unproductive, boring, or unclear, sometimes even leading to the dreaded “meeting after the meeting.”

In this team session, we’ll explore how meetings can either strengthen or undermine culture, trust, and productivity. We will examine the most common traps leaders fall into when planning, facilitating, and participating in meetings—such as unclear objectives, misaligned expectations, or structures that unintentionally exclude key voices. By understanding these pitfalls, we can redesign our approach to meetings with intention and impact.