<s> Take a look at Scrum (especially the blog I pointed out) and see if you think they are pointless. We're talking one meeting per day, ideally lasting about 15 minutes.

>Oh, great. More pointless meetings. When will somebody write a book defining the new corporate culture as "allowing people to get on with their jobs."
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>>Take a look at the Scrum Agile methodology. The best part is that at the daily standup meetings, only those with tasks get to talk. Others can listen. It quickly becomes apparent who isn't doing anything. This is a very practical blog on Scrum (there are lots of blogs on Scrum <s>): http://agilethinking.net/blog/2007/02/21/when-is-scrum-not-scrum/
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>>Hank