Whether we like them or not, meetings are an essential part of any job. It is reported that in the US alone, there are over 11 million formal work meetings held every day. Unfortunately, despite the fact that we spend so much time in meetings, we are seemingly not making the most of it. Last year, over $37 billion was wasted among business's in the US due to misuse of time. The sense of wasted time is reflected in employees too. Salary.com run a survey every year called ‘Wasting Time At Work’, last year’s results found that 47% of employees feel that taking part in meetings is their biggest waste of time each week.
Due to the very nature of business, those higher up the chain of command tend to spend even more time in meetings than their employees. The Muse suggests that upper management spends at least 50% of their working week in meetings alone. That could work out as a lot of wasted hours. So, if meetings are so valuable, yet seemingly such a waste of time, how do we change things for the better? Well, serviced apartment supplier Silverdoor have come up with a very useful infographic which offers up a number of different suggestions to get the most out of every meeting we take part in or even run. Titled '10 Productivity Hacks To Transform Every Business Meeting’, this infographic is well worth a look. Don’t just take our word for it, scroll down and have a look for yourself.
Infographic by: silverdoor.co.uk
Due to the very nature of business, those higher up the chain of command tend to spend even more time in meetings than their employees. The Muse suggests that upper management spends at least 50% of their working week in meetings alone. That could work out as a lot of wasted hours. So, if meetings are so valuable, yet seemingly such a waste of time, how do we change things for the better? Well, serviced apartment supplier Silverdoor have come up with a very useful infographic which offers up a number of different suggestions to get the most out of every meeting we take part in or even run. Titled '10 Productivity Hacks To Transform Every Business Meeting’, this infographic is well worth a look. Don’t just take our word for it, scroll down and have a look for yourself.
Infographic by: silverdoor.co.uk