Meetings are velocity roadblocks. They rob energy and momentum. Stop the meeting and instead of asking what people are missing, watch velocity. The test of a

Meetings are velocity roadblocks. They rob energy and momentum. Stop the meeting and instead of asking what people are missing, watch velocity. The test of a productive team is spontaneous meetings, whiteboard sessions, and conversations. If people on your team are not getting up and talking, you don't have a team, you have independent contractors.