In this episode we’re speaking with Daniel Stillman, designer, facilitation expert, and author of the book “Good Talk”. Daniel talks with us about the need to intentionally design our meetings and conversations. We spend a lot of time talking with each other. Studies have shown that the average worker spends 5 hr/week in meetings while managers spend between 12-14 hours in meetings/week. It’s estimated that these inefficient meetings result in a productivity loss as high as $37B. Conversations may seem like mushy, fluid things  but conversations do have a structure. Daniel shares with us his thoughts on the ConversationOS (operating system) and how leadership is the art of designing the conditions for a transformative conversation.

You can find Daniel’s book on his Web site.