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The Meeting Health Check™

Calculate the investment. Evaluate the experience. Decide where to look.

This brief reflection helps you estimate what one recurring meeting requires and examine five conditions that shape its value. Your answers remain in your browser and are not saved.

About 5 minutesImmediate reportNo email required
01

Meeting investment

What does this meeting require?

Use reasonable estimates. The results are intended for planning, not accounting.

02

Brief health check

Where might attention be needed?

Think about how this meeting typically functions, rather than its best or worst occurrence.

01Purpose and necessity

This meeting has a clearly defined purpose.

The work addressed in this meeting benefits from real-time interaction.

02Structure and use of time

Meeting time is focused on matters requiring collective attention.

The meeting generally begins and ends at the scheduled times.

03Participation and psychological safety

Participants can raise concerns or disagree without being dismissed or penalized.

Different perspectives have a meaningful opportunity to be heard.

04Clarity and follow-through

The meeting produces clear decisions, next steps, or shared understanding.

Participants leave knowing what needs to happen next.

05Workload and well-being

The preparation and follow-up expected for this meeting are reasonable.

The scheduling and design of the meeting respect participants’ workload and attention.