Recent research by the Sunday Times revealed that more than 30% of top executives surveyed said meetings with three or more people left them feeling “strongly disengaged” from work. About 10% of senior managers said large meetings were taking up more than 40% of their working day. Furthermore, the top 10% of companies in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to work for all had a culture of one-to-one meetings. In companies where staff and senior managers met on a one-to-one basis, both parties felt more involved in their work.
Research conducted at UCLA University of Minnesota also reports that business executives on average spend 40-50% of their working hours in meetings. The study also points out that as much as 50% of meeting time is unproductive and that up to 25% is spent discussing irrelevant issues.


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