Board Meetings? We Changed EVERYTHING!

16 Jan 2025 · 2 min
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This excerpt is an anecdote by the speaker (Jason M. Lemkin) about redesigning his company’s two-day board meeting. He describes the traditional format (executive presentations as the 'main course' and brief discussions as the 'side dish'), the boredom it caused, and a simple change: require written memos and make discussion the primary activity, which led to a much better, more efficient meeting.

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