However, a team led by Benjamin Laker, a professor of leadership at the University of Redding in England, surveyed these 76 companies that had deliberately reduced their number of meetings, eliminating some, most, or even all of them. Think of that, and really, you don’t have to imagine it because it may well be true for you. They point out that it’s no secret that people dislike having to attend meetings and that research assembled by the transcription site Otter AI found that 67% of employees complained that meetings were hindering their productivity, and 35% said they spent up to five hours a week in meetings that did little to advance their work or their company’s success. They summarize that a study of 76 companies that have deliberately reduced or eliminated meetings showed an increase in job satisfaction, communication, cooperation, and productivity and a decrease in micromanaging and stress. Companies that tried It saw productivity rise 74%. The article is called Want More Happiness and Productivity Cancel Four of Every Five Meetings. We’ll put the article in the show notes, but here’s what’s covered.
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By the end of this episode, you will be able to trade off some of the exhausting meetings and replace them with high yield low-maintenance delegation. Have you ever wished that you could accomplish more by doing less at work? This is part three of a four-part series on how to apply effortless thinking to the sometimes exhausting world of work. I’m your host, Greg McKeown, and I am here with you on this journey to learn so that we can make our highest point of contribution.
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