HBR Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter

This business guide addresses one of the workplace’s most persistent challenges: ineffective meetings that drain time and energy without producing meaningful outcomes. The book provides practical frameworks for planning, facilitating, and following up on meetings to maximize their value and impact. Written in Harvard Business Review’s signature analytical yet accessible style, it targets managers, team leaders, and professionals who want to improve their meeting culture and organizational efficiency. The guide combines research-backed strategies with actionable tools for creating focused agendas, managing difficult participants, and ensuring meetings lead to concrete results.