Track for three consecutive meetings: who spoke, for how long, and how often they were interrupted — hidden patterns show in numbers, not impressions.

Draw ideal week before others fill it.

Call a friend with no reason once a month and suggest a meet within the next 12 hours.

Turn a dead meeting productive with three GROW questions and one clear decision.

Before reading a colleague's silence in a meeting, ask: is it thinking, respect, or deferred refusal?

Open the meeting with five minutes of silent reading of a written memo instead of slides.

Refuse to attend or hold any meeting whose agenda did not arrive 24 hours prior, no exceptions.

Decline any meeting without a written agenda — politely cancel and request one.

Daily short standing meeting: what did I do yesterday? Today? Any blockers?

Designate one weekday with zero meetings — even from the CEO.

For every group decision: 3 minutes of silent individual writing before any discussion.

Last 3 minutes: what worked? What do we improve next meeting?

Weekly: 30-min silent reading of 6-pager data, then sharp discussion.

Per recurring meeting: "does it produce decision/action?" — if no, kill it.

Designate one person — or take the role yourself — as official critic before approving any major decision.

Convert a meeting transcript (60+ min) into decisions and action items in 2 minutes.

For every 3 important digital chats with someone, schedule one real meeting.