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1. Why Most Meetings Cost So Much “Meeting costs aren’t just based on one factor. They include setup costs and the price of teammate attendance.” Meeting Setup Costs

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2. According to Otter.ai and Dr. Steven G. Rogelberg, Professor of Organizational Science Management at UNC, companies invest around $80,000, on average, in “unnecessary” meetings per employee per year. And they could save approximately $25,000 or more per employee by reducing attendance. The report suggests that larger companies waste up to $100 million on unnecessary meetings per year. “Cutting non-mandatory meetings out of employees’ schedules creates more time to focus and engage in deep work that may benefit the company in a more significant way in the long run.” Leadership teams often overlook the cost of meetings, as it’s assumed their price is built into the company’s operational budget. But once you break down these meetings by hour or even minute, you’ll see just how much money is going into them – and how most of them could, indeed, have been an email.

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3. Plan meeting agendas using questions to be answered instead of bullet points to discuss. “Employees believe 30% of the meetings they attend could have been declined as long as someone filled them in on any pertinent information.” Time Is Money, Spend It Wisely

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