Another Friday thoughts to finish the week on…. With the average British worker spending 26 days per year in meeting, are these meetings effective and productive? In this great post by Tree House it explores how we make meetings great again and help to accelerate innovation and increase accountability.
Is there a problem?
Many of us think that meetings are ineffective and unproductive, according to research data collected from a variety of surveys. In fact, findings suggest that many meetings are not only inefficient but are counterproductive and have a negative impact on morale, with 67% of employees complaining that they are spending too much time in meetings, hindering them from being industrious at work.
Here are some of the interesting facts….
- 30% of time in meetings that could have been invested in other productive tasks
- 65% said meetings keep them from completing their own work.
- Ineffective meetings cost the UK economy up to £45 billion per year
- 64% said meetings come at the expense of deep thinking
- 15% of an organization’s time is spent in meetings, which has increased year on year since 2008
- 62% said meetings miss opportunities to bring the team closer together.
I know that I’d like to spend less time in meetings… would you?
Read more about the interesting report here: