Key data points
- The average manager spends 23 hours per week in meetings (Harvard Business Review).
- 71% of senior managers say meetings are unproductive and inefficient.
- Replacing status meetings with async updates saves 6–8 hours per person monthly.
- Teams that cap meetings at 15 hours/week report 20% higher deep-work satisfaction.
The average employee attends 62 meetings per month. That's over 3 hours per week in conference rooms-or worse, staring at video call grids. And yet, research suggests that up to 71% of senior managers consider meetings unproductive and inefficient.
$37 billion
Frequently asked questions
Which meetings should teams eliminate first?
Cancel recurring status meetings when async updates exist, require agendas for all syncs, and default to 25-minute slots with documented outcomes.