Before March 10, let’s talk about what your meeting actually produces


Hi Reader,

I’ve been thinking about the phrase I hear most often after I speak.

“Our meetings aren't working.”

Let’s get more precise.

Meetings don’t fail because people are careless.

If I walked into your recurring meeting and asked, “What will exist at the end of this hour that does not exist now?” would the answer be clear?

Not a discussion. Not alignment. Not a good conversation. A tangible product.

A decision. A documented commitment. A prioritized list. A defined problem statement.

If the group cannot answer “What did we produce?” the meeting failed architecturally.

This is the shift I talk about inside my book The Meeting Room.

You are not learning tips. You are redesigning meetings so they consistently produce something concrete.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

• You define the Product before you touch the agenda. • You align Purpose and Participants to that product. • You design for emotional risk instead of pretending tension won’t show up. • You close with clarity so commitment is visible, not assumed.

This is why I am launching this cohort.

We work on your actual meeting. Not a case study. Not a hypothetical.

Twelve weeks. Live coaching. One room. One meeting redesigned properly.

This is the founding cohort. 7 seats. $297.

I have extended the deadline. Applications close March 10.

If you’ve read the book, you understand the framework.

If you join the cohort, you implement it.

Enroll here: https://leadthemeetingroom.com

If you’re unsure whether your meeting is a fit, reply and tell me what you’re trying to produce. I’ll tell you directly.

This is learnable work. And it changes how decisions get made.

P.S. I am speaking at the Scrum Alliance Global Scrum Gathering in Vancouver this May. And I'll be at ISPI Nashville in April. If you'll be at either, let me know.

ReThought LLC

I possess a deep passion for helping individuals unlock their leadership potential and make a positive impact on the world.

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