Run a Great Meeting

For law firms, January is a time for decision-making and planning. That means meetings — lots of meetings. Unfortunately, too many of these meetings are a frustrating waste of time. If it helps at all, law firms are not alone in that experience — the whole world suffers from “death by meeting.” Consider these numbers: Professionals lose 31 hours per month in unproductive meetings (roughly four workdays). Approximately 11 million meetings occur in the U.S. each and every day. Most professionals attend a total of 61.8 meetings per month. Research indicates that over 50 percent of this meeting time is wasted. So, if it's your meeting, how can you make sure the time everyone is spending there is worthwhile?... READ MORE

Originally published January 27, 2014 0 1