Could This Meeting Be an Email?
Follow This (Semi-serious) Flowchart to Help You Decide
Remember that sobering stat we shared from Bain & Company? The average mid-level manager clocks about 46 hours a week – but gets only 6.5 hours of actual focused work done. In other words, one full day of productivity buried under a mountain of meetings, emails, and interruptions.
If you’ve ever ended a jam-packed day wondering what you actually accomplished, you’re not alone. Meetings aren’t the enemy – but unnecessary ones? They’re a slow drain on everyone’s energy.
So before you send out that next calendar invite, run it through this (semi-serious) decision-making tool:
Make Meetings Worth It
There you have it – a light, practical tool for reclaiming your time.
This flowchart may be a little humorous, but the message is real: not every meeting needs to happen. Use it as a quick gut check before sending that next invite – and give yourself (and your team) more time for the work that actually matters.
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