Bad Meetings Are Disrespectful

Bad Meetings Are Disrespectful

From Best Manager Ever by Annie Riley

April 1, 2026 · 49 min · Season 4 · Episode 3

About this episode

Julia Bernstein discusses effective meeting management and strategies to enhance productivity.

Meetings can be a real problem when they’re not run well or have the wrong people in them. Julia Bernstein, COO at Brightside Health joins Annie Riley to break down how she audits, redesigns, and even “dress rehearses” meetings to make them actually useful. From cutting unnecessary attendees to auditing recurring meetings regularly, Julia shares her no-BS approach to protecting time and driving results. Timestamps: 00:00 – Meet Julia Bernstein 02:00 – Translating business into people-first leadership 04:50 – Influencing without authority 06:30 – Managing diverse teams  07:15 – Building career ladders from day one 16:20 – Being involved vs informed 20:50 – The meeting audit: cutting what doesn’t work 24:50 – Designing better meetings  26:40 – Giving your team real ownership 27:20 – No one will set your boundaries for you 33:15 – Weekly rituals that keep teams aligned, human, and performing Join us on Substack  Level up your leadership skills with Fort Light  Connect with Annie Riley Connect with Julia Bernstein Nominate Your Best Manager Ever Best Manager Ever is a Production of Fort Light and Now It’s Hear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…

People in this episode

Host: Annie Riley

Guest: Julia Bernstein

Topics covered

  • meetings
  • leadership
  • team management
  • productivity
  • auditing meetings

Keywords

  • meetings
  • leadership
  • team dynamics
  • productivity
  • auditing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brightside Health

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