I give you CareerJournal.com’s Another Meeting? Good. Another Chance To Hear Myself Talk:
Mr. McKay’s confession helps answer the question of why, if everybody hates meetings so much, do we have so many of them?
Great question. The gentleman referenced in the article misses meetings in his new company! My word, I cannot relate to that sentiment. Here is the stunning research results:
Steven Rogelberg, a professor of industrial organizational psychology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and a group of colleagues found that among people surveyed about their last meeting, 69% rated them at least “good,” while only 16% rated them “poor” or worse. And although 50% said they complained about meetings, more than 60% of these complainers admitted that they either “don’t mind them that much” or “enjoy them.”
Asked what their ideal work day would look like, two-thirds of respondents said it would include at least one or more meetings.
I just picked myself up from the floor. I authentically dislike meetings so I am disappointed in these “fakers.” Salespeople tend to operate outside of the 4 walls of the company so meetings are costly in terms of goal time and selling opportunities. I suspect the majority of people who enjoy meetings are not in sales positions, but it is just a guess.