Do We Really Need Another Meeting? The Leadership Cost of Calendar CreepExecutives spend more than 20 hours a week in meetings—yet most of those hours are unproductive, misaligned, or completely unnecessary. In this episode, Daniel breaks down how meeting culture has quietly eroded strategic focus, high-performer energy, and leadership clarity.You’ll hear about:✔ The real cognitive and financial cost of meeting overload✔ How leaders unintentionally model time-wasting behaviors✔ The 5-question framework to challenge every meeting✔ How to implement the “3-D Protocol” (Decide, Delegate, Delete)✔ Real strategies to protect time, clarity, and deep workWhether you lead a legal team, a sales org, or a strategy group, this episode will help you reclaim your calendar and lead with more intention.Full post available at:📖 https://goldstandardleadership.comResources Mentioned:– Harvard Business Review research on executive meeting time– The 3-D Protocol (used widely in productivity frameworks)Connect with Daniel:🌐 Gold Standard Leadership🎧 Listen on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple🔗 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/danielegold#GoldStandardLeadership #LeadershipPodcast #TimeManagement #ExecutiveProductivity #MeetingCulture #DeepWork #GTD #LegalLeadership #LeadershipEfficiency
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Ep. 17: Do We Really Need Another Meeting?
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Do We Really Need Another Meeting? The Leadership Cost of Calendar CreepExecutives spend more than 20 hours a week in meetings—yet most of those hours are unproductive, misaligned, or completely unnecessary. In this episode, Daniel breaks down how meeting culture has quietly eroded strategic focus, high-performer energy, and leadership clarity.You’ll hear about:✔ The real cognitive and financial cost of meeting overload✔ How leaders unintentionally model time-wasting behaviors✔ The 5-question framework to challenge every meeting✔ How to implement the “3-D Protocol” (Decide, Delegate, Delete)✔ Real strategies to protect time, clarity, and deep workWhether you lead a legal team, a sales org, or a strategy group, this episode will help you reclaim your calendar and lead with more intention.Full post available at:📖 https://goldstandardleadership.comResources Mentioned:– Harvard Business Review research on executive meeting time– The 3-D Protocol (used widely in productivity frameworks)Connect with Daniel:🌐 Gold Standard Leadership🎧 Listen on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple🔗 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/danielegold#GoldStandardLeadership #LeadershipPodcast #TimeManagement #ExecutiveProductivity #MeetingCulture #DeepWork #GTD #LegalLeadership #LeadershipEfficiency