How Meetings Harm Well-Being

[GreatGazoo]

Anyone working in an organisation knows it: meetings follow one after another at a frantic pace. On average, managers spend 23 hours a week in meetings. Much of what happens in them is considered to be of low value, or even entirely counterproductive. The paradox is that bad meetings generate even more meetings… in an attempt to repair the damage caused by previous ones.

https://theconversation.com/why-meetings-can-harm-employee-well-being-270899

The harm comes from time wasting, feeling unheard and burn out.

In my experience, these are some red flags that a meeting will go badly:

1. No agenda or pre-reading is circulated before the start
2. Person calling the meeting loves having an audience, and they
3. Have adopted that leader role because they "don't like non-leadership roles"
4. Meeting is scheduled during a common meal time, eg Noon or 5PM, yet features no food
5. Attendance is not mandatory and or not limited to stake holders.

Got any meeting nightmares to share?