Too many meetings is definitely related to poor management or poor process - usually both. And “too many” is usually a number much lower than most people expect. Time is literally money when your rates are measured in hours instead of outcomes, so I always make sure meetings have at least as much value as the loss in billables they cause.
I’m thankful to be in a much higher position where I have controlling influence over how, why, and when meetings happen, but I will never forget years ago at a previous job having a partner tell me I had to hold weekly meetings with my team, as it was part of my job as a team lead. Not just, you know, managing my team effectively, but holding a physical meeting every week… just because.
Hardly surprising that company went under.
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