PMTalk Product Manager Community
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Jan 26, 2026 · Product Management

How Ineffective Meetings Drive Product Managers Crazy (and What to Do About It)

Product managers often drown in endless, unproductive meetings that waste time and dilute focus, but by recognizing why communication turns into squabbling, categorizing meetings, leveraging user data, and protecting creative time, they can reclaim productivity and keep their product‑centric mindset.

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How Ineffective Meetings Drive Product Managers Crazy (and What to Do About It)
21CTO
21CTO
Jul 19, 2023 · Operations

Why Unnecessary Meetings Drain Developers' Productivity and How to Fix It

The article examines recent Stack Overflow research and academic studies revealing that a large share of developers consider many meetings unnecessary, explains the clash between Maker's and Manager's schedules, and offers practical ways to reduce meeting waste and boost productivity.

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Why Unnecessary Meetings Drain Developers' Productivity and How to Fix It