What a great question. From my perspective the answer is "YES" with capital letters. I experienced over the last 40+ years in large firms that there have been numerous situations of excessive, frivolous meetings that take up far too much time away from creativity, design and production. Some project leaders/managers call too many meetings for simply an issue that arises that does not necessitate a large, more than a 1-on-1 meeting. A quick visit by a manager to a team members' desks or by a ZOOM call can reduce the number of large team meetings.
And then....there are some managers that just like to show they are in charge and call meetings and often with topics that could be addressed 1-on-1. Just saying.
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Michael Katzin, AIA
Johns Creek, GA
Member - Johns Creek Planning Commission
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-21-2025 08:29 AM
From: Rebecca Edmunds, AIA
Subject: Meetings!
This thread from the Technology in Practice KC is most likely meaningful to our group:
Could fewer meetings actually improve project outcomes?
Cheers!
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Rebecca W.E. Edmunds AIA MFA
2025 Chair, AIA PMKC
President, r4llc
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