Instagram's Adam Mosseri is getting rid of a part of work that many employees dread

"The memo, titled "Building a Winning Culture in 2026," said that recurring meetings will be canceled every six months and only re-added if "absolutely necessary." He also encouraged making recurring one-on-ones biweekly "by default" and said employees should decline meetings that interfere with "focus blocks." "We all spend too much time in meetings that are not effective, and it's slowing us down," Mosseri wrote."

"Many CEOs and billionaires have long held strong opinions on meetings. Jeff Bezos has favored "messy" meetings, while Airbnb's Brian Chesky and Nvidia's Jensen Huang prefer to eliminate one-on-ones altogether. Others view the practice as a distraction from real work. Elon Musk has argued large meetings should be eliminated or kept "very short," and billionaire investor (and lover of emails) Mark Cuban has similarly said meetings derail his productivity."

Instagram will cancel recurring meetings every six months and only re-add them if absolutely necessary. Recurring one-on-ones are recommended to be biweekly by default, and employees are encouraged to decline meetings that conflict with focus blocks. Executives cite excessive, ineffective meetings as slowing teams down. Leaders are trimming layers, streamlining processes, and prioritizing speed and efficiency as AI tools raise productivity expectations and competition increases. Some CEOs favor different approaches: Jeff Bezos prefers messy meetings; Brian Chesky and Jensen Huang favor eliminating one-on-ones; Elon Musk urges very short meetings; Mark Cuban limits meetings to those requiring conclusions.

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