Like Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs, Nvidia¡¯s CEO Jensen Huang avoids one-on-one meetings

Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang avoids unnecessary meetings, prioritizing efficiency over routine check-ins. Speaking at Stanford University, Huang revealed that he doesn¡¯t schedule one-on-one meetings with his direct reports. He manages a team of 55 people who all report directly to him. This structure is ¡°designed for agility, for information to flow as quickly as possible.¡± Consequently, there are no unnecessary meetings. He said, ¡°Unless they need me. Then I¡¯ll drop everything for them.¡±

Huang highlighted that frequent meetings would clutter his schedule and hinder the team's ability to tackle challenges, work effectively, and maintain transparency.

¡°They never hear me say something just for them to know,¡± he said. ¡°There¡¯s not a single piece of information that I secretly tell the staff without informing the rest of the company.¡±

How Nvidia¡¯s CEO Jensen Huang manages 55 direct reports without one-on-one meetings | Reuters

¡°In this way, our company is designed for agility. For information to flow as quickly as possible. For people to be empowered by what they can do, not just by what they know,¡± added the 61-year-old tech entrepreneur.

However, this doesn¡¯t mean he has no time for his team. Huang insists he regularly catches up with his executive team¡ªthey just don¡¯t need to set specific times in their diaries to stay aligned.

¡°I write no reviews for any of them,¡± he explained. ¡°I give them constant feedback and they do the same for me.¡±

But when an employee truly needs his time, Huang insists he¡¯ll ¡°drop everything for them.¡±

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Huang isn¡¯t the first leader to argue that meetings aren¡¯t the best use of time.

Pandora¡¯s CEO told Fortune that too many meetings result in every issue, whether important or not, getting ¡°equal attention.¡± Despite leading the world¡¯s largest jeweller, Alexander Lacik limits his catch-ups with management.

¡°There¡¯s only one, two, or three activities that actually bring significant value; the rest is just background noise,¡± he said.

¡°As I near the end of my career, I¡¯m much clearer about focusing where I can make a high impact.¡±

Zoom founder Eric Yuan

Similarly, Zoom founder Eric Yuan believes most meetings are such a drain on time that he¡¯s developing a ¡°digital twin¡± to attend them, allowing workers to focus on what they¡¯re more passionate about.

E-commerce giant Shopify went a step further, cancelling all meetings involving more than two people last year in a company-wide ¡°calendar purge¡± to give employees more time for other tasks.

Jeff Bezos, a fan of ¡°messy meetings¡±

Even Jeff Bezos, a fan of ¡°messy meetings,¡± has a strict protocol to ensure they¡¯re useful. This includes a six-page memo instead of a PowerPoint, with half an hour set aside at the start of the meeting to read it together, followed by ¡°a really elevated discussion.¡±

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