Excellent article and you did practice what you preach in the article itself since the time spent reading it is indeed a meeting with you. You provided an excellent overview of the importance of meetings and how they can be used effectively. Then you did a fine recap in your summary. I used to have a PowerPoint slide at the beginning of hospital effective leadership presentations. It was entitled “The biggest problem in Hospital management?” and then the next slide gave the answer: “Ineffective Meetings.” Thanks again for offering your wisdom and experience. . .