Hey, it's Rachel Cook, your modern mentor.

I'm the founder of Lead Above Noise, where we help teams work better by design.

We deliver the tools and frameworks to help ensure work is productive, profitable, and

energizing for the human spirit.

I would love to come speak at your next event or offsite to deliver the clarity, confidence,

and tools your leaders need to bring this shift to life.

Reach out today at leadabovenoise.com slash connect.

When I was a kid, my mom used to take me shopping at stores that made you stand in line

while they counted your items and gave you a number tag before sending you into the dressing

room. It always took a little longer, but whenever I came out of the dressing room, they took all

the stuff back without counting it. As a kid, I found it super annoying. As an adult, I see the intent.

It was fraud prevention. But the execution, the not bothering to count when you came out,

it made the whole thing a waste of time. They were creating motion without meaning.

And that's kind of what's happening in organizations right now, with meetings. Like, we're drowning

in meetings. And yet so often, teams are missing what they need. They're not sure which priorities

at the top, whether or not that timeline has shifted or how we're troubleshooting that tech

glitch that showed up on Tuesday. They're just meeting. It is motion without meaning, like the

fitting room thing. And we need to start to release our obsession with meeting for the sake of meeting,

and we need to start being more intentional about how we're truly connecting, how we're getting what we need.

We need to let go of motion without meaning. The answer isn't fewer meetings. It's better rhythm,

like operating rhythms. These are the heartbeat of how

work actually flows through your organization. And when it's designed intentionally, it creates

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