This is the seventh in a twelve-part series exploring Why Businesses Don’t Collaborate.
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Question

How many meetings do you participate in each week?

62% reported that they attend 1-5 meetings and 28% attend 6-10 meetings per week. The comments reflect a general discontent with the amount of time spent in meetings, and the lack of adequate preparation.

Survey Comments

• During certain periods meetings consume at least 7 hours a day, during slow times meetings consume about 4 hours a day.
• The less meetings, the better. Most meeting organizers have no idea how to run a meeting, and often end up wasting everyone’s time. A well-planned meeting requires much preparation. The shorter and the more effective the meeting, the more pre-planning is involved.