Make Your Work Meetings More Productive
No one says it more eloquently than nationally syndicated columnist Dave Barry:
“If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved and never will achieve its full potential, that word would be ‘meetings’.”
Too Many Meetings at Work
It’s tough to argue with him. If you’re like most managers, you’ll spend 8 to 10 hours each week in meetings. In fact, according to a University of Arizona study, there are more than 11 million formal meetings each day, totaling a staggering three billion a year.
Yet in study after study, workers cite meetings as one of the most unproductive and frustrating parts of their jobs. Since they waste almost $40 billion each year, it’s no wonder that IndustryWeek magazine called meetings “The Great White-Collar Crime.” But you don’t have to be a victim.
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