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Science says your boss should talk less in meetings - Ars Technica (opens in a new tab)
arstechnica.com · 2026-10-17
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Science says your boss should talk less in meetings - Ars Technica
arstechnica.com · 2026-10-17
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Thirty Years of Meeting Science: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead
Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior · 2026
- Cited as backgroundpresented as the new finding
Exploring Respectful Inquiry in Leader-Team Interactions: The Differential Effect of Leader Question Asking and Listening on Team Interaction Dynamics in Decision Making
Group & Organization Management · 2026
- Cited as backgroundpresented as the new finding
Starting Your Day with Dread or Excitement? The Effects of Meeting Scheduling Cadences on Anticipated Daily Outcomes
Group & Organization Management · 2026
- Cited as backgroundpresented as the new finding
The puzzles of daily life: The temporal orders of families when parents have non‐standard work schedules
International Journal of Social Welfare · 2023
- Cited as backgroundpresented as the new finding
Late Again? A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Meeting Lateness Frustration by Punctual Attendees
Cross-Cultural Research · 2025
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Claim 1 of 7Not checkedMeeting science is a growing research field that studies how to make workplace meetings more worthwhile and how meetings shape human behavior.View evidenceHide evidence
As statedClose to 1 billion meetings take place each day around the world.
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Claim 2 of 7Not checkedIn one experiment using video-recorded meetings, respectful, attentive inquiry by meeting leaders improved team performance compared with leaders who asked questions but did not attentively listen.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 7Not checkedResearch in meeting science consistently emphasizes active listening, and leaders are advised not to dominate discussion but to monitor how much they speak so that many voices are included.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 7Not checkedPre-meeting small talk or informal socializing can improve meeting effectiveness, especially for more introverted participants, and this may be particularly helpful in virtual meetings.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 7Not checkedSilent brainstorming or brainwriting, where participants contribute simultaneously in a shared space, is described as more effective than traditional spoken free-for-all brainstorming.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 7Not checkedAn unpublished survey of 147 employees found that people with ADHD reported more meeting fatigue, worse emotional states, and greater sensitivity to long camera use during virtual meetings than non-ADHD peers.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 7 of 7Not checkedA 2026 Norwegian study of more than 9,000 workers found that higher meeting intensity was positively associated with later wage growth and on-the-job learning, though the article stresses the result is correlational and not causal.View evidenceHide evidence
As statedmore than 9,000 workers in Norway
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Crossref, PubMed, Europe PMC · 19 candidate papers
Thirty Years of Meeting Science: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead
Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior · 2026 · Crossref
Exploring Respectful Inquiry in Leader-Team Interactions: The Differential Effect of Leader Question Asking and Listening on Team Interaction Dynamics in Decision Making
Group & Organization Management · 2026 · Crossref
Starting Your Day with Dread or Excitement? The Effects of Meeting Scheduling Cadences on Anticipated Daily Outcomes
Group & Organization Management · 2026 · Crossref
The puzzles of daily life: The temporal orders of families when parents have non‐standard work schedules
International Journal of Social Welfare · 2023 · Crossref
Late Again? A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Meeting Lateness Frustration by Punctual Attendees
Cross-Cultural Research · 2025 · Crossref