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title: 5 Steps to Better Meetings
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# 5 Steps to Better Meetings

Posted by [Jenni Catron](https://podcast.get4sight.com/author/jenni-catron) on Apr 6, 2021 3:37:00 PM

How much time do you spend in meetings during a typical week? And how often do you leave those meetings thinking, "That was focused, purposeful and productive!"? Probably not as often as you'd prefer, right? There IS a better way to conduct meetings that will make them more actionable, more productive, and more efficient. Listen in as Jenni Catron shares best practices that will help you stop wasting your and your team's time in boring or pointless meetings.

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