[ScaleX Bite-Size] Want Better Meetings? Ask Better Questions with Steven G. Rogelberg

Most leaders assume that having an agenda automatically leads to effective meetings. Steven G. Rogelberg's research shows that it doesn't.

In this clip from the ScaleX Insider podcast, Brendan and Steven explore why traditional meeting agendas can become a "hollow crutch" and reveal a simple shift that can completely change the quality of a meeting: stop listing topics to discuss and start framing your agenda as questions to answer.

Steven explains how this approach creates greater strategic focus, makes it clearer who actually needs to be in the room and gives every meeting a measurable outcome. And if you can't think of a question the meeting needs to answer? You might not need the meeting at all.

00:00 Why having an agenda isn't enough

00:45 Why traditional agendas become a "hollow crutch"

01:25 Turn agenda topics into questions

02:10 How questions create strategic focus

02:55 How questions determine who needs to be in the room

03:30 If you can't find the question, you may not need the meeting

04:00 Closing

Book: The Surprising Science of Meetings by Steven G. Rogelberg

Website: stevenrogelberg.com