In an AI-driven world, what’s the value of meetings as simple human connection, like going for a beer and discussing ideas? “It’s huge. Human-to-human connection, manager-to-employee connection, has been declining for years. Loneliness, the proportion of employees who have a best friend at work, all these metrics have been declining.
“If we design meetings right, they should be a primary place for that human connection. There’s nothing a manager can do that’s more impactful on a consistent basis than that consistent weekly one-on-one check-in, even for 15 minutes. The purpose of becoming more data-driven and efficient in our meeting design is to free up time for the meetings and collaboration that shouldn’t be highly efficient.
“If you’re in a creative session aimed at sparking creativity and innovation or boosting team morale or team bonds, that should not be a highly efficient pursuit. We should be anchoring on human-to-human connection. In the best cases, AI enables us to be more human in our interactions and in our meetings.”
