'The Ugly Truth About Meetings' infographic sheds light on just how unproductive office meetings can truly be. Fuze, a visual communications company created the insightful chart and in addition to exploiting office meetings, the company also provides tips for a more productive workplace get-together.
The infographic first reveals shocking stats like the fact that more than $37 billion is spent per year on unproductive meetings and that there are 25 million meetings per day in the US alone. It also highlights the reasoning behind unproductiveness; it blames multitasking, uninterested workers and lack of pre-planned structures.
If managers scheduled shorter meetings, sent out expectations and agendas beforehand and stayed focused, then meetings would be much more effective.
Unproductive Meeting Infographics
Fuze's Chart Debunks the Productivity of Office Meetings
Trend Themes
1. Shorter Meeting Trend - As more businesses realize the unproductiveness of lengthy meetings, they will trend towards scheduling shorter, more concise meetings to increase productivity.
2. Pre-planned Structure Trend - A trend towards pre-planned structures for meetings will emerge as businesses seek to avoid unproductiveness resulting from lack of direction.
3. Multitasking Awareness Trend - As the negative impact of multitasking on meeting productivity becomes more apparent, businesses will focus on creating meeting environments that discourage multitasking.
Industry Implications
1. Communications Industry - Companies providing communication technologies that promote efficient and productive meetings will see an increase in demand as businesses seek to optimize their meeting workflows.
2. Productivity Software Industry - The productivity software industry will likely see increased demand for tools that streamline meeting planning, organization, and follow-up processes in order to improve productivity and reduce meeting waste.
3. Professional Training and Coaching Industry - As businesses recognize the value of more effective meetings, demand for professional training and coaching services focused on improving meeting productivity will likely increase.