Check out any recent research about the merits of meetings for business professionals today, and chances are you’ll discover workers’ frustrations with them only continue to grow. More often than not, these surveys and studies position meetings as the archenemy of productivity for the modern workforce — a major deterrent to employees’ progress with both their core, day-to-day responsibilities and even critical, long-term business objectives. In fact, meetings are commonly cited as the activity employees of all levels and roles love to hate the most:
Whatever your particular views on meetings — and despite the slew of anti-meeting content and sentiment among employees the world over — the truth is the most successful companies today don’t necessarily meet less. Rather, they meet better. If you fall under the “We need to drastically decrease our meeting total” camp, here’s why you — and others across your organization — should rethink your stance in 2020 and learn how to meet better.