> he points out that a one-hour meeting with eight people isn’t really a one-hour meeting at all; it’s a meeting that just consumed eight hours of productive time from your team
I still think this is an underestimate.
Odds are people were working on something before the meeting and stopped just a bit early to get their notes together or read that email chain or whatever. Count on at least 5 minutes but assume more like 15. And then after the meeting people collect their notes, head back to their desks, and then to read the recap after. Another 15 minutes is likely.
So that 1 hour meeting just became 1.5+ hours times 8 people.
I still think this is an underestimate.
Odds are people were working on something before the meeting and stopped just a bit early to get their notes together or read that email chain or whatever. Count on at least 5 minutes but assume more like 15. And then after the meeting people collect their notes, head back to their desks, and then to read the recap after. Another 15 minutes is likely.
So that 1 hour meeting just became 1.5+ hours times 8 people.
What a waste.