If meetings are where work happens, why do so many of them feel like a waste of time?Leaders bring smart, capable people together every day, yet clarity, alignment, and meaningful action often fail to show up.In CLEAR the Way, leadership coach and expert facilitator Kerri Sutey introduces a practical, human-centered framework for designing and leading meetings that actually work. Drawing on more than two decades of experience coaching leaders and facilitating teams across industries and around the world, Sutey reveals why so many meetings fall short and what leaders can do differently to create focus, alignment, and momentum.At the heart of the book is the CLEAR framework, a simple yet powerful approach that helps leaders: Clarify the true purpose of a meetingList outcomes that actually matterEngage the right people at the right timeAlign on roles, expectations, and decisionsReason through the "why" so people leave committed, not confusedThe result is more focused conversations, stronger alignment, and decisions that move work forward, not more meetings added to the calendar.More than a how-to guide, CLEAR the Way invites a shift in how leaders think about time, attention, collaboration, and responsibility. Through real-world examples and immediately usable tools, this book helps leaders, facilitators, and teams replace frustration with focus and turn meetings into moments of momentum.