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Go on a Meeting Diet

[Mar 24, 2010]

Meetings are like PowerPoint. They have their place, but in today’s business world they seem to be:
- Over-used
- Poorly arranged
- Either too vague or too stuffed with detail.

Think: Do recent meetings you have attended have one of the above mentioned issues?

Minus the above… one of the biggest issues with meetings and why you should consider going on a “Meeting Diet” is that they kill productivity.

A 1-hour meeting with 8 people is really an 8-hour meeting.
Re-read that sentence.

It’s one hour for you… but also one hour for Sally, Bob, ______ (Fill in Blank), and so on.

8 hours of time spent working…. is now being committed to a meeting.

Another Analogy: A pint of Guinness has 210 calories. A bit high but not bad. If I however visit a pub and have 6 pints in one evening… there’s a big difference (equal to 1260 calories and your more than likely your feeling it).

Think: How many meetings did you have last week? How many people on average were in those meetings?

Let me know if you like these “food for thought” articles and want to see more. Enjoy your day.

- Chad Weinman