With today’s cloud technology, document sharing, email, chat, and collaboration software abundantly affordable and available, physical meetings should more often be considered as a last resort. Few things cause more resentment in the workplace than sitting through a poorly executed meeting.
Sadly, employees waste hundreds of hours each year on unproductive, useless, unorganized meetings. Both in person meetings, as well as online meetings, can turn disastrous as a result of many factors. Whether it’s human error or technical difficulties that most commonly affect your meetings, following these guidelines can drastically improve productivity and elevate your level of professionalism.