"Breitbard said that if no one is sure why a recurring meeting is happening, it should be examined critically. "If it's a default meeting, like it happens every single week, then I feel like we need to question it," Breitbard told Business Insider. His second rule is to keep the invite list tight. Breitbard said it's a red flag when he walks into a meeting, and someone asks, "Oh, are you in this meeting?""
"His third habit rule is to end on time - or early. He said when it's near the end of a meeting, there often comes a time when people say something along the lines of, "Well, we have five more minutes..." "We don't have five more minutes," Breitbard said. "We're done now." Breitbard said that people often book 30-minute meetings, but he's inclined to finish earlier if the purpose of the discussion has been accomplished."
Since 2020, Gap's global brand has focused on restoring relevance by stripping bureaucracy and unnecessary layers. Three meeting rules reduce inefficiency: recurring default meetings are examined critically; invite lists are kept tight so attendees have clear purposes; and meetings end on time or early once objectives are met. Shorter, purpose-driven meetings prevent superfluous attendance and reclaim time. Habitual 30-minute bookings are truncated when discussions conclude. Executives at Meta and Snowflake have also trimmed superfluous meetings, indicating a broader trend toward calendar optimization and operational efficiency across companies.
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