S10 E11: Your Best Meeting Ever

With podcast host, Ginger Blackmon, and featuring Rebecca Hinds, PhD

What if meetings were designed with the same level of intention as patient care?

In this episode, we’re joined by Rebecca Hinds, PhD, organizational behavior expert and author of Your Best Meeting Ever, for a conversation on how teams can rethink the way they meet, collaborate, and communicate in today’s increasingly complex work environment.

Drawing from her research at Asana and Glean, Rebecca shares why meetings should be treated like products — designed around the people in the room, not just the agenda. Together, we explore practical strategies that feel especially relevant for multidisciplinary oncology teams, including meeting minimalism, “no spectators, only stakeholders,” stronger meeting starts, and how small shifts in structure can create more engaged and effective collaboration.

The conversation also dives into the role of AI and “calm technology” in healthcare settings, balancing efficiency with the human connection that remains essential to patient-centered care.

At its core, the episode is less about meetings themselves and more about how intentional collaboration can improve the way teams work together.

Learn more about Rebecca and her work here.