The Meeting Massacre: Cut 60% Without Missing Decisions

I went from 7 weekly calls to 2. The other 5? Replaced with AI-generated updates. Here's the $280K framework.

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Ed Weeks, Jr.
August 27, 2025

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🗓️ August 27, 2025 - The Meeting Massacre: Cut 60% Without Missing Decisions

Monday, I showed you how to clear your inbox in 15 minutes daily without missing what matters.

Today, we're moving from emails to meetings, the other time suck that leaves us drained, reactive, and always behind schedule.

If you're stuck in back-to-back calls with no breathing room, this one's for you.

The Hidden Cost of Meetings

Here's the brutal truth 👉 the average executive spends 23 hours weekly in meetings and half produce zero actionable outcomes.

Let's do the math:

  • 10 hours weekly of wasted meetings

  • At $200/hour effective rate

  • That's $104,000+ annually in lost capacity

If you're always in meetings, you're not leading, you're trapped.

The AI Meeting Compression Framework

Goal: Cut meeting time by 60% without missing decisions, follow-ups, or accountability.

Pre-Meeting Intelligence (5 minutes vs. 45)

Perplexity AI or Claude generates one-page briefs from agendas, documents, or reports. What used to take 45 minutes of prep reading now takes 5 minutes flat.

Live Capture (Stay Engaged vs. Scribbling Notes)

Tactiq.io transcribes and summarizes in real-time. Instead of frantically taking notes, you stay engaged. Decisions get captured automatically.

Automated Follow-Up (Execution Starts Immediately)

Push meeting notes into Motion — action items are auto-assigned and scheduled. No "who's doing what" confusion. Execution begins before the call ends.

The $280K Proof Point

I ran this exact system with a client last quarter.

12-person leadership team. Weekly 90-minute strategic meeting.

After installing AI prep and follow-up, the meeting dropped to 35 minutes, without losing accountability.

Annualized savings: $280,800 in executive time.

The F-I-P-O Moment

In my agency days, I thought more meetings meant more leadership. Wrong. I was babysitting, not leading.

When I applied this compression framework, I went from 7 weekly calls to 2. The other 5? Replaced with AI-generated updates.

That shift gave me my evenings back, and my margin too.

At 54, I learned this: If you're always in meetings, you're avoiding the harder work of making decisions. F*ck It, Press On.**

Your Action This Week

Pick one recurring meeting:

Day 1: Load the last 3 agendas into Claude
Day 2: Ask for a one-page brief with open decisions and action items
Day 3: Bring that brief to your next meeting
Day 4: Watch how fast the fluff disappears

Next: The Decision Bottleneck

Friday, we're tackling why most Gen X leaders delay choices too long, and the AI toolset that helps you decide in 48 hours or less.

Ready to reclaim your time?

If meetings are running your life, it's time to flip the script. AI doesn't just save you hours — it gives you your leadership back.

— Ed

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