Job Tip: There ought to be a sign posted on every closed office and conference room door that reads: Warning! Meeting In Progress. Hazardous To Your Career Success.
Meetings burn up a lot of your time and company resources that could be spent on useful purposes. Many of these sessions are either not necessary, or they are so poorly organized and conducted that they achieve only a fraction of their purpose.
You’d think any thing that dangerous would be drastically reduced if not eradicated. Not so, the number of meetings appears to be proliferating.
How Much Are Meetings Costing Your Company?
How much of a problem are meetings for you and your employer?
Is the time spent in meetings causing you to be late in turning out your work? Are you going in at night and on weekends to make up for time spent at meetings? Are meetings eating up time you could be spending advancing progress on your career path?
Are meetings worth what they are costing your company?
One company mounted a large digital meter in its conference room. The total cost per hour for each person (salary and benefits) attending a meeting was fed into a computer, which in turn, divided the sum into cost per minute. The device was activated when more than one person arrived for the meeting and was shut off when the last person left the room. The total cost of the meeting was shown on a screen for all to see. The number and length of meetings were soon sharply reduced.
You can make the same calculation for your firm with a scratch pad and pencil. I guarantee you will be surprised at the cost.
I wish you career success!
Ramon Greenwood, Head Career Coach
Common Sense At Work
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