The data is clear: meetings are one of the two worst productivity killers in the knowledge workplace (the other, of course, is email overload). If you work in a corporate environment (or in a large organization in the public sector) you know this problem very well.
Which is a damned shame, because meetings are supposed to be the place where brains come together to share knowledge, create insight, solve problems… they are supposed to be a focus of exuberant creativity that generates value and bottom line profit. They can be all that… but we’ve subverted them to be the very opposite.
Having some experience in the matter, I’ve written an article about it, sharing my thoughts on the causes – and the solutions.
You’re welcome to read the article here.
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