Meetings that Matter: Cut 50% of Meetings, Reclaim 10+ Hours a Week, and Maintain Team Alignment

By Morgan Avery

How to Cut 50% of Meetings, Reclaim 10+ Hours a Week, and Maintain Team Alignment
Stop drowning in meetings. Start doing real work again.

Are endless meetings stealing your focus, energy, and momentum - while your most important work keeps getting pushed to "after hours"?

If your calendar is full but your progress feels thin, you're not alone. The average knowledge worker now spends 23+ hours per week in meetings, leaving little time for deep, meaningful work. The result? Burnout, frustration, slow execution, and teams that feel less connected despite meeting more than ever.
Meetings That Matter is a practical, research-backed guide to fixing this - without damaging relationships, visibility, or trust.
This book doesn't argue that all meetings are bad. It shows you which meetings actually matter, which ones quietly destroy productivity, and how to replace the rest with faster, clearer systems that work in the real world.
Written for professionals, managers, and leaders, Lara Michaela Pair combines neuroscience, productivity research, leadership coaching, and real organizational case studies to deliver a clear decision system for modern work.

Inside this book, you'll learn how to:
✔ Cut unnecessary meetings by 50-67% without conflict
✔ Reclaim 10+ hours per week for focused, high-value work
✔ Decide when a meeting is truly required - and when it isn't
✔ Decline meetings politely and professionally without career risk
✔ Replace status meetings with asynchronous communication
✔ Run shorter, sharper meetings that actually lead to decisions
✔ Reduce meeting fatigue, stress, and burnout across teams
✔ Strengthen alignment and connection without constant calls
✔ Use simple frameworks leaders can apply immediately
✔ Build a meeting-light culture that prioritizes results over rituals

Who this book is for: Professionals overwhelmed by back-to-back meetingsManagers trying to protect team focus and moraleLeaders responsible for productivity, engagement, and executionRemote and hybrid teams struggling with meeting overloadAnyone who feels busy all day but accomplishes too little
Why this approach works
The methods in this book have been tested across organizations ranging from 50 to 2,000+ employees, helping teams move faster, communicate more clearly, and work with less friction - without sacrificing collaboration or connection.
This is not a theory book. It's a playbook.

If you want fewer meetings, more focus, and better results -
then get Meetings That Matter today and take back your time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GDJFNC3T
• ISBN13: 9798241785367
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"