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"Too much time in meetings?"

Feel like you spend way too much time sitting in meetings where nothing gets done? So do a lot of other people. Nearly eight hours a week is spent in needless formal discussions, say executives in an Accountemps poll. That's 2.3 months a year. Before you call the next meeting: Think about who will offer valuable input or be impacted by the discussion and only invite those folks. Think about whether a memo will do. Set a time frame for the meeting and stick to it. Create a specific agenda and send it out in advance so people come prepared. At the end of the meeting summarize who will do what by when © by Andrea Kay I want you to be able to search and share information on my site. That's why I offer this feature below so you can refer this page to your friends. However, all of my content, including these articles, are copyrighted and may not be sold, transferred, published, displayed or distributed for any other purpose. See Terms of Use for more information. Refer this page to a friend! Click on the button below and send him/her this link and a personal message.