How to Design & Run Effective Meetings

Are your meetings driving results—or just draining your calendar? This week, Lauren sits down with organizational scientist and Your Best Meeting Ever author Dr. Rebecca Hinds to rethink how meetings are designed, measured, and led. Learn how to eliminate meeting debt, reclaim your time, and turn collaboration into a competitive advantage. You’ll learn: Why “meeting debt” is costing companies trillions—and how to reset your calendar The simple design shifts (like ROTI and the Rule of Halves) that instantly improve meetings How to run inclusive, energizing hybrid meetings people actually want to attend Show Notes Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up: New Manager course: Efficient Meetings course: Guest Resources: Rebecca Hinds website: Book: Career Contessa Resources Book 1:1 career coaching session: Take an online course: Get your personalized salary report: Sponsors Go to momentumshake.com/careercontessa to get a free Welcome Kit and Travel Collection ($70 value) to get you started! Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/careercontessa. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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How to Design & Run Effective Meetings is an episode from The Career Contessa Podcast by Lauren McGoodwin.

This episode is 00:40:09 long.

This episode was published on Apr 14, 2026.

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