Let’s get straight to the point: Drifting
off-topic was the number-one pet meeting peeve cited in a survey of
about 1,000 planners. The complete list:
1. Drifting off the topic
2. Lack of meeting structure
3. Lack of daylight in meeting room
4. Meeting at a regular weekly time, regardless
of a need to do so
5. Someone repeatedly making the same point
6. Running overtime
7. Having to attend a meeting regardless of
whether it is personally relevant
8. Interruptions from cell phones or pagers
9. Lack of refreshments
10. Cynics who criticize but never offer anything
of value in return
Source: Top 10 Moans About Meetings, United Kingdom-based First
Option, June 2004
Let’s get straight to the point: Drifting
off-topic was the number-one pet meeting peeve cited in a survey of
about 1,000 planners. The complete list:
1. Drifting off the topic
2. Lack of meeting structure
3. Lack of daylight in meeting room
4. Meeting at a regular weekly time, regardless
of a need to do so
5. Someone repeatedly making the same point
6. Running overtime
7. Having to attend a meeting regardless of
whether it is personally relevant
8. Interruptions from cell phones or pagers
9. Lack of refreshments
10. Cynics who criticize but never offer anything
of value in return
Source: Top 10 Moans About Meetings, United Kingdom-based First
Option, June 2004