Meetings, according to academic research, are the worst. An estimated 36 million to 56 million take place daily in US workplaces alone, according to consulting firm Lucid Meetings. They interrupt the day and thwart valuable deep work; they drain time, morale,...
"These days, if you’re a work-from-home parent like me, your Wi-Fi is probably maxed out, your children are mastering Google Hangouts more than social studies, and you’re getting pretty adept at making breakfast while simultaneously videoconferencing with your team...
The new normal. That is what we keep hearing: the new normal of how we live, how we work, how we survive. For the past month, we at Adweek have been experiencing many of the same things most agencies and media organizations have been going through—canceled events,...
What do you think about every time you receive an invitation to a business meeting? Do you picture a tedious meeting where hours drag on, but nothing much gets done? If so, you are one of the countless managers around the world that wants to improve this system to be...
From Bloomberg's Sarah Carmichael Green (skgreen), this article points to the theoretical advantages of remote meetings. She interviewed John Hollenbeck, a professor from the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, who cited, without evidence, that...
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“Meeting overload, which is already an issue in many organizations, may be exacerbated in this current work from home environment,” said Mr. Fasciani. “Managers should poll their team to determine the degree of meeting overload that they’re experiencing, and then...