Unnecessary meetings are one of the most unfortunate institutions in the modern workplace. Because much of our office culture is built around communication and collaboration, many managers and ...

It also enforced meeting-free Wednesdays and limited large meetings with over 50 people to a six-hour window on Thursdays. But the company says its initial effort wasn’t enough.

During a typical week, professionals’ calendars were filled with 17.7 meetings, which lasted a total of 18 hours. Employees thought a third of these were unnecessary, and nearly half of workers ...

The tool can also be used to illustrate the financial implications of inefficient or unnecessary meetings with stakeholders. This makes it easier for executives to take decisive actions towards ...

Shopify has unveiled a new tool for its more than 11,000 employees that assigns a cost to scheduled meetings in an effort to reduce unnecessary gatherings. The Shopify Meeting Cost Calculator is a ...

They’re all about clearing the calendar. “Time is money, and it should be spent on helping our merchants succeed and not on unnecessary meetings,” according to Shopify CFO Jeff Hoffmeister.

Poorly run, unnecessary meetings can be the bane of a working week. One British survey in 2008 estimated the average person spends eight working weeks a year in meetings, a third of which they ...

We've all attended meetings that could have been skipped entirely. Before you schedule another one, do us all a favor and consider these four factors. How to professionally decline an unnecessary ...

Software company Altlassian puts the cost of unnecessary meetings to US businesses in terms of wasted salary hours at $37 billion. But what about the cost to individuals? Most of us will empathize ...

Additionally, these unnecessary get-togethers ... leaning on opinion-based statements. Some meetings are necessary – but not all (Picture: Getty Images) Joshua continues: ‘It takes the ...

By getting rid of even three meetings a week per person, Shopify estimates it will see a 15% reduction in overall costs. Shopify first took steps to reduce unnecessary meetings in January by doing ...