We asked our LinkedIn followers how many hours they spend in meetings a week and while a lucky 31% said less than five hours a week, the second highest response at 28% was more than 15 hours a week. For me, it varies from week to week, but on average I counted about 10-11 hours of meetings on my calendar. I try to keep at least one or two days lighter than others, but I have no meeting-free days. When I was filling in as interim executive editor a few years ago, I had many more, which proves that the more responsibility you get, the more time you spend in meetings.
Aside from the sheer number of meetings, the next most common complaint workers have is the time spent in meetings that could have been an email.
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