In a study conducted by InfoCom, the longer a meeting’s length, surprisingly, the more likely it is deemed to be effective, based on the responses of all those who attend meetings. For meetings one half-hour or less, 58% of respondents indicated they felt they were extremely or very productive. The number jumped to 61% for meetings a half-hour to one hour, 67% for meetings one hour to five hours, and an astounding 80% for 5 hours or more.
Perhaps for meetings of five hours or more, the preparation involved and the mere fact that the group has been sequestered for more than a half business day, helps to increase everyone’s focus.
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[from breathingspace.com]
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