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Where the One-Hour Meeting Really Goes

Pie chart comic titled The One-Hour Meeting, showing just 5 percent of the hour is spent making a decision.

The decision was to have another meeting.

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The One-Hour Meeting: where the 60 minutes actually go.
30%: Scheduling the follow-up meeting
25%: "Can everyone see my screen?"
20%: Waiting for people to join
20%: "You're on mute"
5%: Making a decision
Source: my calendar

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