All of us have been in more bad meetings than great ones. I absolutely dislike the organic approach where the agenda is lose and the results are feel good. I admit that I am more tactical than most but all ongoing meetings should have some guidelines for mutual respect and effective outcomes. This HBR article is excellent:
“If you want your team to be effective, you need meeting ground rules — and you need agreement about how to use them. Many teams that have ground rules don’t regularly use them. But having rules in place that you consistently enforce can significantly improve how your team solves problems and makes decisions.”