Meeting Madness

As we start to head back to the office we’re going to see the return of the ‘meeting’. At their best it’s a chance to share knowledge and ideas and move big ideas forward. At their worst they kill productivity and leave you wanting to leap out of the nearest window in a bid for freedom.

If you hate meetings, you’re not alone:

90% of people admit to daydreaming in meetings

60% take notes to appear that they’re listening

73% admit to doing other work during meetings

25% of meetings are spent discussing irrelevant issues

But leaders love a meeting with 79% saying theirs are productive. But are they really? Given time is money and meetings take up a lot of time, (An average one is between 31-60 minutes) it’s worth making sure that time is money well spent. So here are some tips for making your meetings productive:

1. Set clear objectives
2. Have an agenda
3. Don’t invite too many people
4. Use videos and presentations to make it visually interesting.
5. Follow up afterwards

So have you been to any totally pointless meetings in the past? 

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