# meeting nullification #permanentnote ## Source - [[Seth Godin]] blog https://seths.blog/2021/06/meeting-nullification/ ## Keywords (topics and howto) - [[topic - personal efficiency]] - [[topic - leading and managing]] - [[topic - information management]] - [[topic - communicate effectively]] - [[how to do better meetings]] - [[how to be a better leader]] - [[how to be a better communicator]] ## Relevant notes - [[zt - powerful meetings]] ## Notes - **Meeting abstention:** Anyone invited to an internal meeting has the power to opt-out. “Send me the summary, please.” If someone abstains, they give up their ability to have a say in the meeting. - **Meeting nullification:** If anyone in an internal meeting announces that the meeting is a pointless waste of time, it’s over. The meeting organizer is obligated to send everyone the memo that they probably should have sent in the first place.