{
  "id": 16355377,
  "title": "It's official — new scientific report says your boss should talk less and listen more in meetings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/its-official-new-scientific-report-says-your-boss-should-talk-less",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-24T18:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/its-official-new-scientific-report-says-your-boss-should-talk-less-and-listen-more-in-meetings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent scientific report suggests that effective meetings should feature a balance of speaking and listening, with bosses encouraged to talk less and listen more. This conclusion comes from an in-depth review of over three decades of meeting research, which has been compiled in the 2026 Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior.\n\nAccording to the review, meetings that lack structure or fail to achieve a goal are often considered failures, even if those in charge feel the meeting went well. The research also highlights the importance of warmup phases to encourage participation from quieter or more introverted participants. This can help make meetings feel more purposeful and productive, rather than aimless or redundant.\n\nThe report suggests that while bosses may not stop talking altogether, they might be able to make their meetings less self-centered and more focused on collective input. Experts agree that implementing the recommendations from this review could help improve the perception and effectiveness of team and departmental meetings.",
  "summary": "Successful meetings have a balance of listening and speaking, and where the balance fails, participants and leaders have very different impressions on how successful it was.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bosses should talk less and listen more in meetings",
    "Review of 30+ years of meeting research informs conclusion",
    "Warmup phases encourage participation from quieter participants"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}