INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS – The hidden cost of meaningless meetings: Productivity & bottom lines hardest hit

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GUEST – Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at Jack Hammer, Africa’s largest executive search firm.

Meetings have been a part of the business landscape and company calendar for as long as anyone can remember, and indeed have played a valuable role as a forum to communicate, collaborate and innovate.

However, many – perhaps even most – meetings today no longer serve a strategic purpose and have, instead, become reflexive diary entries that contribute little and can, indeed, hurt more than help, a leadership expert says
11 Oct 2023 4PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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