Meetings Cost $37 Billion/Year

U.S. companies waste this much on unnecessary meetings. Here's the math.

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The Real Cost Per Meeting

  • 6 people × $57/hr
  • = $342 per meeting
  • $17,784/year recurring
  • One. Single. Meeting.
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Context Switching Tax

  • 23 min to refocus
  • 1 hr meeting = 1.5 hrs lost
  • 4 meetings = half your day gone
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What to Cut First

  • Status updates → async
  • 8+ people brainstorms → max 4
  • Recurring nobody cancels → delete
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Calculate Your Cost

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