Meetings which require group thinking and discussion to make decisions and are going to be really mentally-challenging, those meetings are known as High-IQ meetings.Meetings are all about teams and collaboration and if you want your group to be at their best, you need to find a time where everyone can have optimal chance to be fully wake up and get the blood flowing.

'High-IQ Meetings'

"I like to do my high-IQ meetings before lunch, Anything that's going to be really mentally challenging--that's a 10 o'clock meeting. Because by 5 p.m., I'm like, 'I can't think about that today. Let's try this again tomorrow at 10.'"

<ul><li>Get enough sleep</li><li>Feed your soul</li><li>Identify your priorities</li></ul>

3 ways to make High-IQ meetings count

<a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/healthy-sleep/sleep-science/the-science-of-sleep-understanding-what-happens-when-you-sleep">Research indicates that good sleep is vital for "brain plasticity,"</a> the brain's ability to learn and adapt.A good night's sleep also helps you concentrate better when you're awake, while reducing unforced errors and irritability. So, view getting enough sleep as a sound investment.

Get Enough Sleep

Before starting your work, take out some time for yourself, figure out what would help you, your body, and your mind. <ul><li>Is it a workout? </li><li>Some time to reflect and meditate? </li><li>Or, a good breakfast with your loved ones?</li></ul>By feeding your soul first, you'll be prepared to do great work.

Feed your soul

Sometimes we confuse feeling productive with being productive. You might jump into your workday and knock out a bunch of small tasks.Completing this type of work isn't wrong; it's often necessary. But these are tasks that can often be completed quickly, later in the day.This gives you time to focus your prime thinking time on the more important decisions.The more responsibility you have, the more important focus becomes. So, identify your most important decisions for today, and make those your priority.

Identify your priorities

In a recent interview, Bezos shared some tips on how to make "high-IQ" meetings count.

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Time Management

Jeff Bezos Schedules His Most Important Meetings at 10 a.m. Here's Why You Should Too

In some societies, people have divided daily tasks into - Tasks for Women- Tasks for Menand this mentality is fed into children during their upbringing and they do the same when they become parents and this loop never ends.  Usually, people assign household tasks for women and running errands tasks for men. But If you want to bring change to the society, start making changes at your home.

Gender Stereotypes

It is not just woman's responsibility to cook food, a man can do it too.Even if a man doesn't know how to cook, he can atleast help in serving, cutting salad and arranging table.

Cooking

It is not just woman's responsibility to <ul><li>clean the house</li><li>Wash utensils</li><li>Wash clothes</li></ul>a man can do it too.

Cleaning

It is not just woman's responsibility to sit with children & help them with homework, a man can do it too.

Helping children with homework

It should not be just man's responsibility to earn money, a woman can (should) earn too.

Earn Money

It should not be just man's responsibility to drive wife, kids, parents etc. to their desired location. A woman can drive too.

Driving

It should not be just man's responsibility to do the Plumbing or repair household items, A woman can do it too.

Repair household items

Society is made of people like us. If you are a parent then teach everything to your kids irrespective of their gender.A small change in your household can surely bring change or atleast spark the change in society.

Bring the change

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Parenting

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Society, Arts & Culture

Bring change to society

The 2 pizza rule is a guideline for deciding how many attendees should be invited to a meeting.According to the rule, every meeting should be small enough that attendees could be fed with two large pizzas.

2-Pizza rule

This is also known as the two pizza team concept, and the science behind it has even been confirmed by Stanford University. They discovered in their research that the most productive meetings have 7 ± 2 participants.

Secret of productive meeting

According to the Stanford study<ul><li>Meetings with over 9 attendees are unproductive, as friction grows in proportion to the increase in participant numbers. </li><li>However, in meetings with under 5 people, you run the risk of the participants falling into groupthink. This means people in a group tending to fall in with the majority view, despite actually having a different opinion or even being convinced that the wrong decision is being made.</li></ul>

Importance of Number of participants in meeting

<ul><li>Members of over-sized groups tend to lose respect for the meetings. They prepare less in advance and start to take a more passive -even resigned – role. </li><li>The bigger the group, the lower an individual‘s expectation that her involvement will be noticed. </li></ul>This is the start of a downward spiral into extremely unproductive meetings.

Consequence of over-sized groups

Think before you invite!<ul><li class="ql-indent-1">Who actually needs to be there?</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Who would just be twiddling his thumbs?</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Who can provide a unique perspective?</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Who won’t offer anything new?</li></ul>Define responsibilities-<ul><li>Tell those you’ve invited what you expect from them</li><li>And they’ll be responsible for conveying the content of the meeting to those who haven’t participated.</li></ul>

The Two Pizza Rule in Practice

Make your meetings successful by getting the size right.

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Corporate Culture

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Teamwork

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Leadership & Management

Jeff Bezos and his 2-Pizza Rule

The role of a product manager is to figure out what game we're playing and how we're going to play it.

Role of PM = Execution + Strategy

Execution is how we play the game. It’s the day-to-day processes, decisions and actions we take to make progress towards our mission.

What is Execution?

PM(s) don't need to do every task related to execution. In fact, the only way to scale PM role/impact in the organization is to begin meta-execution.

2 categories of execution

The ability to empower leaders within your team to have more ownership.Meta-execution requires finding capable leaders to drive more execution independently. Once you’ve identified these leaders, empower them with ownership and continue to offer support along the way.

Meta-Execution

The ones towards the top of the list are the ones that will always need your attention while the ones on the bottom can be delegated to other leaders on your team.A model like this makes sure you're helping the team execute on the areas where they need your support the most. It also frees up your capacity, which you can then use to define the longer-term strategy for your product area.

Rank your execution items

The role of a PM and why engineers often drive project management.

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🚢 What is "Meta-Execution?"

The more you prepare and practice, the more confident you’ll feel when your career aspirations are on the line in the job interview. This confidence will help you eliminate unattractive nervous habits (like saying um, uh, like) and feel more in command of your answer and body language.

Be prepared

The self-help gurus are right: It pays to think positive, at least when it comes to job interviews. Nobody wants to hire a candidate with an attitude problem.At the same time, negativity can prevent you from seeing your key selling points clearly and expressing them well in your interview.

Think Positive

No matter how desperately you want the job, remember that it’s just an opportunity. Your entire future is not dependent on landing this particular job.From the interviewer’s point of view: Enthusiasm is good, neediness can be a bit awkward. No matter what happens, this interview will be a learning experience that will make you a better job candidate and savvier professional in the long run.

Don't show your desperation

<ul><li>Power Posing - Pose like a superhero for two minutes before your interview.</li><li>Visualization - Picture yourself in the interview room making a fantastic impression.</li><li>Box-Breathing - Effective breathing exercise which can be done in seconds no matter where you are and does wonders for calming anxiety.</li><li>Pacing Yourself - Don’t feel self-conscious about pausing. Interviewers expect you to pause and think before answering complex questions.</li><li>Redirect Questions - Redirect the question toward a similar topic you are familiar with, preferably underlining your strengths as you do it. </li></ul>

Apply Relaxation & Confidence boosting techniques

It's natural to have job interview anxiety. Read our advice on how to calm yourself so your anxiety doesn't ruin your opportunity.

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Bring change to society

Jeff Bezos and his 2-Pizza Rule

🚢 What is "Meta-Execution?"

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