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The Missed Meeting: What One Conversation Reveals About Everything Else
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Expected 23 Mar 2686 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication March 23, 2026
About the author
Pete Ketchum
2 booksPete Ketchum is an industrial-organizational psychologist whose understanding of human behavior was shaped long before he entered the business world. He trained in military human intelligence, worked corrections as a de-escalation specialist, and served as a state trooper before earning his M.S. in I-O Psychology from Purdue University and moving into corporate leadership across finance, construction, and tech.
What he found there surprised him: the psychological blockers quietly undermining organizational performance were rarely the ones anyone was looking for. Most companies were accidentally dismantling the culture that made them successful in the first place, usually while trying to scale it.
His work helps founders and executives identify where their organizations are working against human nature, and what to do about it before the damage compounds.
He writes and consults at peteketchum.com.
What he found there surprised him: the psychological blockers quietly undermining organizational performance were rarely the ones anyone was looking for. Most companies were accidentally dismantling the culture that made them successful in the first place, usually while trying to scale it.
His work helps founders and executives identify where their organizations are working against human nature, and what to do about it before the damage compounds.
He writes and consults at peteketchum.com.
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February 23, 2026
I personally feel that the book should be a mandatory handout to managers (old, new, upcoming, everyone).
Also, the book has a great potential in helping the fresh crowd in organisations understand the significance of one on one meetings.
It has been a pattern in most of the organisations where the one on one meetings are either missed or not utilised to the fullest.
If an employee goes with an agenda, which is probably handed out earlier to the scheduled meeting, there are chances the managers don’t realise its importance.
And there are the managers who goes prepared but the employees just want to get out of the meeting room.
Why I recommend this book is because it is not just “what to do”, but also about “how to do” and “why to do”.
Another reason why I recommend this as a handout is the book length. Perfect for easy grasp!
Now, why I didn’t give a 5 star is because it could also have included sections on how AI and automations can make these one on one-s effective. A touch of new age and what’s the talk in town.
** I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. **
Also, the book has a great potential in helping the fresh crowd in organisations understand the significance of one on one meetings.
It has been a pattern in most of the organisations where the one on one meetings are either missed or not utilised to the fullest.
If an employee goes with an agenda, which is probably handed out earlier to the scheduled meeting, there are chances the managers don’t realise its importance.
And there are the managers who goes prepared but the employees just want to get out of the meeting room.
Why I recommend this book is because it is not just “what to do”, but also about “how to do” and “why to do”.
Another reason why I recommend this as a handout is the book length. Perfect for easy grasp!
Now, why I didn’t give a 5 star is because it could also have included sections on how AI and automations can make these one on one-s effective. A touch of new age and what’s the talk in town.
** I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. **
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