Too many meetings are a waste of time. Here are seven tips to make them worthwhile.
As soon as a company grows to more people than can be counted on one hand, the temptation builds to call frequent staff meetings in order to keep everyone "on the same page." Not a bad idea in theory. Without regular communications and feedback, you can end up with one of those situations in which the proverbial right hand doesn't know what the left is doing.
Good intentions have a way of going awry, however. Meetings can take on a life of their own and not only drain productivity from the company, but also result in MIS-communication.