(In full disclosure, I am not a huge fan of meetings. So when I saw these stats, I felt even more emboldened to share this!)😂

LEADERS are you creating MEETING OVERLOAD for your teams?

A survey* of 182 senior managers revealed that:

➡️ 71% of those surveyed feel that meetings are unproductive and inefficient.
➡️ 65% said meetings keep them from completing their own work.

I was talking to a friend the other day about a meeting she attended a few...(In full disclosure, I am not a huge fan of meetings. So when I saw these stats, I felt even more emboldened to share this!)😂

LEADERS are you creating MEETING OVERLOAD for your teams?

A survey* of 182 senior managers revealed that:

➡️ 71% of those surveyed feel that meetings are unproductive and inefficient.
➡️ 65% said meetings keep them from completing their own work.

I was talking to a friend the other day about a meeting she attended a few days before, and she said, "That was another meeting that could have been an email."

That made me laugh. We have ALL been in those meetings! (And, if we're honest, we may have also led those kinds of meetings too.)

Leaders this is crucial...if you want to keep your people encouraged, motivated and productive (in general and when you really do have to have a meeting) don't have unnecessary meetings!

Your people will thank you! 😀

*Source: Harvard Business Review Show more

Leadership is always such a hot button issue, and for good reason. And while leadership can be a complex issue (after all, people are complex, which means that leading people can be complicated!) one of the most powerful (yet often overlooked) things you can do to improve your leadership effectiveness is to SHOW APPRECIATION to the people you lead. When YOU do this, it motivates your people to perform at their highest levels and helps you to...Leadership is always such a hot button issue, and for good reason. And while leadership can be a complex issue (after all, people are complex, which means that leading people can be complicated!) one of the most powerful (yet often overlooked) things you can do to improve your leadership effectiveness is to SHOW APPRECIATION to the people you lead. When YOU do this, it motivates your people to perform at their highest levels and helps you to retain them.
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And, oh BTW...showing appreciation is FREE. 😁 Show more