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How about not meeting? Does not meeting work for you?
February 18, 2023
Workers are tired of unnecessary meetings -- and frustrated and annoyed that not meeting is rarely an option. A study of hundreds of employees in 20 different industries found widespread agreement that meetings cost significant time and money but accomplish very little. Nearly 80% of those surveyed said that their managers never spoke about declining or limiting meetings. Other findings in the study by Otter.ai and UNC Charlotte researchers include:
- Professionals spend more than one-third of their working hours in meetings, though they would like to decline almost one-third of meeting invitations.
- Reducing unnecessary meeting attendance would increase productivity and help companies cut costs. For companies with 100 employees, reducing meetings could save $2.5 million annually. For companies with 5,000 employees, yearly savings could exceed $100 million.
Read more of the Poynter story here.
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