More than $37,000,000,000/year is wasted on unproductive meetings.

Harvard surveyed 182 senior managers:

71% said meetings are unproductive and inefficient.
65% said it keeps them from completing their work.
64% said it comes at the expense of deep thinking.
62% said it doesn't help bring teams closer together.

I've seen leaders being booked with 17 meetings/day!

Which translates to:

- No time for lunch
- No time for deep work
- No time to catch a break

Meetings are the "#1 office productivity killer.”

Below is a complete cheat sheet to decide whether you really 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 that meeting.

And if a quick email doesn't cut it...

Here are 4 ways to make meetings more efficient:

𝟭) 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺

- Audit whether meetings help or hinder progress
- Involve a neutral facilitator to create a safe space
- Interview each team member individually

𝟮) 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

- Let the team create a meeting that works for them
- Have a day of the week with 0 meetings

𝟯) 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀

- Lead the meetings with meaningful discussions early
- Check-in on how well that meeting went at the end

𝟰) 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆

- Consolidate important ones to cover them only once
- Determine who does and doesn't need to be there

Decluttering calendars = Watching teams progress. 💛