from the meeting playbook
the meeting audit
four things that compute. the field guide is next door.
by shanyce lora
this opens in your browser. “save your copy” gives you a working file to keep offline. your answers save in this browser as you type.
01 · does it deserve to exist
book a meeting like it's capital spending
three questions. a verdict, plus the async alternative it recommends.
02 · calendar debt
the team calendar debt audit
run this across your team's calendar for the last 14 days.
fill in the three numbers to get a reading.
03 · before you hit send
the 24-hour pre-flight checklist
run through this one before you hit send on the invite.
04 · recurring reset
the recurring meeting reset scorecard
score each meeting quarterly, 1 for never, 5 for always.
- score all five to get a verdict.
- 21–25 this one's earning its slot on the calendar. leave it alone.
- 15–20 needs work. cut the duration by 30 percent, tighten the roster, enforce pre-reads.
- below 15 cancel it. replace with an async doc, or bring it back only when a real decision comes up.
nothing you write here leaves your browser. there's no account and no server, so i can hand you the whole thing and still never see a word of it. "save your copy" hands you the file itself, filled in, yours to keep or send to your team.