To avoid problems in business meetings, the document recommends assigning pre-work to make discussions more efficient, adopting an "everyone plays" mentality to keep participants engaged by giving them roles and responsibilities, and sending agendas and materials in advance so meetings can focus on actions and decisions rather than information sharing.

2. 3 TIPS TO AVOID PROBLEMS IN A BUSINESS
MEETING
1. Assign pre-work.
Ask participants to provide key solutions, suggestions or examples before the
meeting that can be aggregated and presented live. Then the in-meeting
discussion is richer and likely more efficient.
2. Adopt an “everyone plays” mentality
Assign relevant roles, topics or updates that each participant (or most) can share
with the group. With participants taking more of an active role, they are much
more likely to pay attention and also feel empowered by the new responsibility.
This can also be used as a professional developmental activity. It's a win-win.
3. Make the meeting actionable
Send people the agenda and anything else they can read before the meeting so
you can use the meeting to focus on what actions and decisions need to be made
to move things forward.

3. REFERENCES
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2016/06/30/14-tips-to-
lead-and-facilitate-meetings-more-effectively/#735a04f12342