Are all meetings really necessary?

How many meetings did you attend this week? Which meetings ended with a clear outcome and a defined next step? Which ones stand out in your mind because they moved an idea, project, or task forward positively? How much time did each meeting actually involve?

Meetings are expensive. Every meeting requires time to travel to and from the location, as well as the time at the meeting and any conversation after the meeting is adjourned. A two-hour meeting may require half a day.

Our time is too precious to sit through unproductive, unnecessary meetings.

As the workload has become heavier and…