There are 55 million meetings taking place in the U.S. every day, even though many people don't see meetings as being used effectively or maximizing the space. Meetings are needed for cooperation, coordination, and organizational democracy. Steven Rogelberg examines how not to remove meetings, but eliminate bad meetings. Steven is a Chancellor Professor and a Professor of Psychology, Management, and Organizational Science at UNC Charlotte. Steven's book, The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance, was ranked the #1 leadership book to read in 2019 by the Washington Post and 1 of the 14 business books to read by Business Insider. Steven is the Director of Organizational Science at UNC Charlotte and is the editor of the Journal of Business and Psychology. He has produced over 100 publications addressing team effectiveness, leadership, engagement, employee well-being, meetings-at-work, and research methods. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx