{"id":10654,"date":"2026-07-31T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empiricus.eu\/the-meeting-traffic-light-making-meetings-more-efficient-with-three-categories\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:00:00","slug":"the-meeting-traffic-light-making-meetings-more-efficient-with-three-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empiricus.eu\/en\/the-meeting-traffic-light-making-meetings-more-efficient-with-three-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"The Meeting Traffic Light: Making meetings more efficient with three categories"},"content":{"rendered":"

All sorts of things can go wrong in meetings\u2014from the stress of managing an agenda and technical failures to disagreements during decision-making. In this series, we present ten easy-to-implement meeting hacks designed to help focus discussions, accelerate decision-making, and consistently gear meetings toward results. We kick things off with the “meeting traffic light”\u2014an ideal traffic rule for your calendar. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Even well-prepared meetings lose their effectiveness when too many topics\u2014or unsuitable ones\u2014are addressed simultaneously. The result: discussions drag on, decisions are delayed, and focus is lost. <\/p>\n

The “meeting traffic light” brings clarity to this situation in seconds\u2014helping to focus meetings specifically on topics that truly require collective attention. It acts like a traffic rule for your calendar: only “green” topics get the green light. With the meeting traffic light, you can identify in just a few minutes which topics really belong in the meeting\u2014and which do not. <\/p>\n

Key question: Which topics warrant time spent together\u2014and which are better resolved in other ways?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Meeting Traffic Light Procedure<\/h2>\n

1. Briefly list all upcoming topics.<\/p>\n

2. Assign each topic a traffic light color:<\/p>\n