When meetings are the norm - the first resort, the go-to tool to discuss, debate, and solve every problem - they no longer work.

We know this won't solve the problem, but this gives them another tool to work with, ... The freight companies have been extremely cooperative. They have opened routes to us that we don't run on.

Meetings should be like salt - a spice sprinkled carefully to enhance a dish, not poured recklessly over every forkful. Too much salt destroys a dish. Too many meetings destroy morale and motivation.

By rationing in-person meetings, their stature is elevated to that of a rare treat. They become something to be savored, something special.

At Pixar, after every movie we have postmortum meetings where we discuss what worked and what didn't work.

What you do is what matters, not what you think or say or plan.