April 14, 2023
Have you become a victim of meeting overload?
Many of the people I work with complain that they spend too much time in meetings. I’ll share a few steps on how you can reduce the time spent in meetings.
Check your calendar for the next month:
If recurring meetings equal less than 5 hours per week => You are doing OK.
If more than 5 hours per week, consider this:
- Can information be shared async? => Cancel meeting
- Can someone else attend and decide? => Delegate attendance
- Can the agenda be covered faster? => Shorten the meeting
- Is there not enough news every time? => Decrease frequency
- Is all your time available to be booked by colleagues? => Block recurring slots
There is one monthly 30-minute meeting you should add to your calendar: "Reconsider time spent in meetings and clean up calendar meeting - participants: you"