How many times have you dreaded going to a meeting either because you viewed it as a waste of time or because you weren’t prepared. Dread no longer: Read This Before Our Next Meeting not only explains what’s wrong with “the meeting,” and meeting culture, but suggests how to make meetings more effective, efficient, and worthy of attending. It assesses when it’s necessary to skip the meeting and get right to work. Al Pittampalli shares examples of transforming workplaces by revamping the purpose of the meeting and a company's meeting culture. This book belongs on the shelf of any employee, employer and company looking to revolutionize what it means to do "work" all day and how to do it. Simply put: Stop wasting time. Read This Before Our Next Meeting is the call to action you (or your boss) needs to create the company that does the meaningful work it was created to do.

有多少次你害怕参加会议，因为你认为这是浪费时间，或者因为你没有准备好。不再恐惧：在下次会议之前阅读此文，不仅可以解释“会议”和会议文化的问题，还可以建议如何使会议更有效、更有效率，更值得参加。它会评估何时有必要跳过会议并开始工作。Al Pittampalli分享了通过改变会议目的和公司会议文化来改变工作场所的例子。这本书属于任何想要彻底改变整天“工作”的含义和方法的员工、雇主和公司。简而言之：停止浪费时间。在我们下次会议之前阅读这篇文章，你（或你的老板）需要采取行动，创建一家能够完成其创建时所要做的有意义工作的公司。