354: Stop Wasting Time: End Your Meeting-Based Culture Now

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers!PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of WorkingMeetings aren’t the enemy. Dependency is. In this episode, I address a problem many PMO and transformation leaders quietly create: operating models where nothing moves unless everyone gathers in a room. Meetings are part of leadership. Alignment, tradeoffs, escalation, and decisions often require conversation. But when calendars become the operating model, execution suffers. If your team spends all day in meetings and all night doing the real work, that’s not a productivity issue. It’s a system design issue. Key Takeaways: Why meeting saturation signals weak governance design. How undefined decision rights create calendar dependency. The difference between decision-driven meetings and status theater. Why execution shifts to nights and weekends in over-scheduled cultures. How to redesign your environment so meetings produce leverage A portfolio review that makes no prioritization decisions isn’t governance. It’s performance. 👉 Press play to hear your next move. When meeting them changes nothing. P.S. If your PMO is struggling to show strategic value, positioning may be the problem. Watch the free Rescue Your PMO webinar to diagnose what’s off track. Get the exact steps to turn things around fast. Learn more and register now.Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast!I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online!Warmly,Laura BarnardGET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES | TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN | PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS