Meetings. Can't live with them; can't live without them. (Sometimes, can't get out from under them!) Meetings are certainly a fact of life in every organization, and some things can't get done without them.

But there are people in every organization we work with who complain (rightfully) that meetings can eat up time, sap energy, and miss the mark.

And do meetings ever cost money!

Like $17,813 for one year's worth of weekly staff meetings for this fictitious team of 9! Click here to show cost illustration in a new browser window.