{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64ee35bafc643000110d1607/6542d584df8cb80012c15340?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Meetings: The clown car","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64ee35bafc643000110d1607/1699882912522-f0f9df027cdbed0cac6f8bcc21de9a71.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What if all the meetings in your calendar disappeared overnight? Tia Silas, Chief HR Officer of Shopify, an e-commerce firm, tells Andrew Palmer what happened when they tried just that. Claire Hughes-Johnson, a former COO of Stripe, offers a practical guide to <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2023/11/13/the-curse-of-the-badly-run-meeting\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">running meetings</a>. And we eavesdrop on the weekly meeting at <em>The Economist</em>, with lessons from Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, on how she encourages constructive debate.</p><p><br></p><p>To hear the full series, subscribe to <a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Economist Podcasts+</a>.</p><p><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you’re already a subscriber to <em>The Economist</em>, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our <a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FAQs</a> page or watch our <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">video</a> explaining how to link your account.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}