We must stop meeting like this - Survey Says - survey indicates meetings cause wasted time for office workers - Brief Article

California CPA, June, 2003

When it comes to wasting time on the job, socializing and disorganized work areas take a surprising back seat.

According to a nationwide survey, 27 percent of 613 office workers polled believe that meetings are the No.1 factor in hours wasted on the job.

The survey, developed by Office Team, found that unnecessary interruptions (26 percent) came a close second to meetings, followed by socializing too much with colleagues (21 percent) and disorganized work areas (21 percent).

Some "red flags" the survey identifies as indicative of a mismanaged meeting include no meeting leader, a lack of objective and a lengthy invite list.