A half hour meeting that accomplishes exactly what you need is feasible. But it requires smart (not time-consuming) planning; discipline during the meeting (yes, you’ll have to be the heavy sometimes); and a laser focus on achieving results (getting what you need in 30 minutes). Ideally, after the meeting people should be saying two things: Wow, that meeting was rigid. I can’t believe we got all that done in a half hour. The information that follows applies to the most comm