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AJ and Johnny sit down with Rebecca Hinds, author of Your Best Meeting Ever, to uncover why meetings aren’t broken — they’re just poorly designed. Rebecca shares how better meeting design can accelerate your career, increase visibility, and help you stand out as a leader in the AI era.
They dive into how collaboration has quietly become a visibility trap, how to gain recognition without more airtime, and why treating meetings like a product can transform your influence, culture, and career. From managing “meeting suck reflex” to using AI responsibly, this episode offers a playbook for making every meeting meaningful — and finally reclaiming your time.
Chapters:00:00 – Why meetings feel broken (and why they’re not)05:00 – Collaboration overload and the visibility trap10:00 – Presence ≠ productivity: the illusion of busyness15:00 – How AI is reshaping collaboration and meaning at work20:00 – Designing your best meeting ever: rhythm, purpose, and focus25:00 – Declining pointless meetings without fallout30:00 – Using AI to build better meetings, not replace them 35:00 – The four D test: when a meeting actually deserves to exist40:00 – The visibility tax and remote work trade-offs45:00 – Building career leverage through better meeting design
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Episode resources:
Your Best Meeting Ever: 7 Principles for Designing Meetings That Get Things Done
RebeccaHinds.com
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