How to run better meetings
The jury system offers clues to managers everywhere
MEETINGS ABSORB more time and drain morale more consistently than any other corporate activity. Before the pandemic managers were spending an average of 23 hours a week in meetings. Since then the barriers to calling people together have come down. Now that calendars are routinely shared, an empty diary slot attracts invitations like picnics do wasps.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “How to run better meetings”
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