Another meeting. Time lost. Workflow disrupted. A professional smile forced to breaking point. Is it really necessary? If you’re a business owner, you’ll also have an eye on the cost. “You cannot imagine a single line item costing this much that receives almost no attention,” says Professor Steven Rogelberg, author of The Surprising Science Of Meetings. “We have folks spending upwards of half their time in meetings, which represents a tremendous amount in personnel costs.” And yet, as Rogelberg discovered, the meeting leader is often the only participant to think the meeting was a success.
Of course, in the age of WFH, virtual and phone meetings are a lot more common. Some are valuable opportunities to check in. But other interactions that might have lasted 30 seconds in the office are now meetings that take a lot longer to schedule, connect, and conclude. It takes over 20 minutes to get back in the zone after such a distraction, and chances are somebody wasn’t paying attention anyway. So, unnecessary meetings cost time and money – and, worst of all, energy. As part of its mission to help you make the most of your resources, BusinessFinancing.co.uk now presents a thorough guide to maximizing the modern meeting: a flowchart for deciding whether it needs to be a meeting at all and essential dos and don’ts for when a meeting can’t be avoided.
If you are not sure whether or not you should hold that meeting, this infographic may help you decide.
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