By Fiona Craig -
Dear Fiona,
Some weeks I feel like I spend most of my time in meetings. I’m not sure it’s productive. Can you give me some advice on how to manage meetings better?
Thanks, Mark
Dear Mark,
I recently read an article on a study that shows CEOs spend an average of 45 hours a week in meetings. Can you imagine? A CEO’s job is to lead and manage a team, so that might be okay for her/him.
However, for the average worker bee, meetings can be a real drain on productivity. Here are some tips on how to have fewer meetings, and how to make the ones you do have more productive.