Do you suffer from unproductive work meetings?

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Anas Riad · Accepted Answer

@aaron_hays Yes, looking forward to hearing from people on the topic as well.

Anas Riad · Answer

Some shocking statistics:

- 71% of meetings are unproductive and inefficient - Harvard Business Review

- Over 50% of work meetings are unnecessary - Bain & Company

- $37 billion is wasted annually in the U.S. due to ineffective meetings - Business Insider

- 47% of employees consider meetings to be the biggest waste of time at work - Salary.com

Nathan Covey · Answer

@anas_riad Core problem was that our manager to contributor ratio was off. We had hired some employees thinking that they would be more contributors but they were simply just managers. So the only thing they knew to do was conduct meetings.

Not helpful in a startup. You need people who can be managers and contributors.

Nathan Covey · Answer

At my last startup, yes

Anas Riad · Answer

@nathancovey Curious to know the reasons behind it and how you would have dealt with it

Aaron Hays · Answer

@anas_riad I'm interested to see what people think. I know I don't know anyone who wants more meetings.

Do you suffer from unproductive work meetings?

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