Make The Most Of Your Meetings!

The Meeting is Dead. Long Live the Meeting

Once seen as a powerful tool for collaboration, idea creation and decision-making, ‘the meeting’ has evolved into something many people dread. Now is the time to re-imagine ‘the meeting’ to unlock its true potential once again.

About This Podcast

Welcome to “The Meeting is Dead, Long Live the Meeting,” the podcast dedicated to rescuing you from the soul-crushing abyss of pointless meetings. Join Barrie Bramley, as he takes a deep dive into the trenches of meeting reform.

Barrie is a keynote speaker, writer, all round good human being, and has spoken on most continents to companies and organisations spanning a multitude of industries. He has a wealth of experience and is well known for his edutaining and personal style.

Most Recent Episode

How to Run Meetings Your Team Actually Looks Forward To | A conversation with Natasha Nass, CEO & Founder of jane doe

What if your team actually looked forward to your weekly meetings? In this episode, Barrie sits down with the vibrant and insightful Natasha (Tash) Nass, CEO and founder of jane doe — a creative powerhouse on a mission to help brands find their true identity.

Having worked with Natasha in a previous life, Barrie knew this would be a lively conversation filled with honesty, humour, and hard-won wisdom. Natasha leads a mostly remote team of freelancers and creatives who thrive on autonomy, flexibility, and trust, yet, their weekly virtual meeting is a non-negotiable.

Together, Barrie and Natasha unpack:

What makes their weekly meeting so essential
How to balance flexibility with structure
Why great meetings aren’t about control, but connection
And how leaders can design rhythms that bring energy rather than drain it

If you’ve ever wondered how to turn obligatory check-ins into moments of genuine engagement and inspiration, this episode is your playbook.

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Recent Posts About Meetings

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How to Run Meetings Your Team Actually Looks Forward To

If you’ve ever wondered how to turn obligatory check-ins into moments of genuine engagement and inspiration, this episode is your playbook.

The Meeting as a Mirror - A conversation with Dr Jean Cooper

A conversation with Dr Jean Cooper, a psychologist and adventurer about the unseen forces that influence people, teams, and organisations.

Makers Hate Meetings and Managers Can’t Live Without Them

Makers and managers live in different worlds. The friction between them isn’t about who works harder, it’s about how differently we work.

Who’s Doing What To Minimise Meetings?

Examples of companies and organisations actively working to minimise unnecessary meetings and improve their effectiveness

One Way To Know If I Really Need Another Meeting?

Do I really need another meeting? Real deliverables don’t happen in a meeting, and yet we’re spending 60% of our time in meetings.