Are Your Meetings MINM or JAM?

by Eileen McDargh

When people come to your meetings, do they say “this is a meeting I never miss” (MINM) or do they say “this is just another meeting.” (JAM)

Unproductive meetings gobble up an estimated 20% of corporate payrolls, throwing away $420 billion a year. American business people engage in an estimated 11 million meetings every workday. The average American executive spends 17 hours a week in meetings and more than 6 hours preparing. At an average salary of $45,000, more than $18,000 per executive is spent in meetings. Before you call another meeting, ask yourself:

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