CREST Leadership Academy

How much do you invest on meetings in your organization?

At best, most of us have only a vague idea.
Here’s an honest calculation.

If your team members spend five hours a week in meetings (a low estimate in most settings) then one eighth of your annual budget for salaries is dedicated to having your team members engage in these wonderful gatherings we call meetings.

So, if your annual budget for salaries is $1,000,000,
then $125,000 is invested in meetings.

Meeting expert Steven Rogelberg sounds the alarm: “There is no single investment of this magnitude that an organization makes that is treated in such a cavalier manner; where so few resources are allocated to assessing, evaluating, and working to improve meetings both locally and enterprise-wide.”
In this Deep Dive we move from this wake-up call to some practical insights and resources to inspire and improve your leadership so that every Meeting Matters.