In another one of those "I can't believe they had to spend money on that!" studies, scientists have proven that too many meetings make people grumpy. Worst of all, according to Slow Leadership (how's that for a name?) holding too many meetings passes a strong message: the boss doesn't trust the team to function without his or her constant interference; and colleagues don't trust one another not to undermine them in some way. Last week, something like 80% of the number of hours that should constitute a sane work week was taken up with meetings. Every single one of them ran an hour or longer, although not all of them were worth 10 minutes. So Seth Godin's post on how to solve the meeting problem resonated
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Seth Godin: Getting Serious About the Meeting Problem