Meeting overload

You know that person who has a question that needs an answer, but thinks the first step is to schedule a meeting? They probably include too many people, don't include an agenda, schedule it for the next time that's convenient for him/her, then get upset when not everyone attends.

Fortunately most people aren't that bad, but that person does seem to exist in most companies these days.

That's the nice, subtle way to deal with the proliferation of meetings set up by the worst offenders.

When I or my teams are especially overwhelmed by meetings, I'll sometimes do these things:

• Reply to the meeting invite asking for a detailed agenda if one isn't already on it
• Empower my team members to decline meetings from a repeat offender when the meeting has no clear purpose or agenda, especially after asking for it.

Wrike created an infographic to help decide when to create a meeting. Check it out, and share when appropriate:


Infographic brought to you by Wrike