2. The Problem: How many times have
you stepped out of a meeting and
thought to yourself, “Well, that was a
waste of time; I could have been
doing x, y, and z instead.”
3. You’re Not Alone:
According to a study done by Microsoft,
American workers, on average, spend 5.6 hours
per week in meetings. 71% of workers surveyed
thought those meetings were “not productive.”
Source: The New York Times
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4. Approximately 11 million
meetings occur in the United
States each day.
Source: Attentiv
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5. Yet, 88% of total meetings held are
staff, task force, and information
sharing meetings.
Source: Attentiv
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6. Another study found that 33.4% of
meeting participants find their
meeting time to be unproductive.
Source: Attentiv
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7. This should come as no
surprise, as 63% of
meetings have no
planned agenda.
Source: Wolf Motivation
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8. Good news:
YOur meetings don’t have
to be a waste of time.
Here are some solutions for effective meetings.
9. You rarely need to call a meeting if you’re
just planning on sharing information or
issuing action instructions.
Instead use meetings to debate issues or to
develop new approaches.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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10. Source: Wall Street Journal
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Invite only the employees
that are vital to meetings.
Empirical research suggests
that a smaller group (five
to seven) is more effective
at decision-making.
11. Here’s a technique that facilitates
quicker, more productive
meetings: stand up.
Source: American Psychological Association
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12. Source: American Psychological Association
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According to the American
Psychological Association, you can
reduce the time of a meeting by 34%,
without affecting the quality of
decisions reached just by removing
chairs from the meeting.
13. Parkinson’s Law states that that
work expands to fill the amount of
time allotted to do it.
14. This means that calendars that give 30-60
minute options when scheduling meetings
often force people to fill up the 60 minute time
slot, regardless of whether or not there are
items to discuss.
15. Source: Wolf Motivation
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This leads to:
• Daydreaming (91%)
• Missing meetings (96%)
• Missing parts of meetings (95%)
• Doing other work (73%)
• Or even dozing off (39%)
16. Remember: Meetings rarely need to last
for more than one hour, and virtually never
past 90 minutes. Also, always have an
agenda and only invite key employees.
17. About Six Disciplines
Six Disciplines is a business management platform that helps
companies like yours go from good to great.
We helped one client increase sales 38% with no additional
increase in headcount. And we helped a private equity firm
increase KPIs 50% in two years. We also helped a professional
services firm increase profits 300%.
To find out more, call us at 866-344-8517 or email our CEO, Gary
Harpst, at GHarpst@SixDisciplines.Com
