NAPA Net - Polling Places 092515

Do You Mind About Meetings?

One-third of Americans recently told pollsters for software firm Mersive that they attend 10 or more meetings every week. Another recent poll for Clarizen found 46% would rather get a root canal or go to the Department Motor Vehicles than attend another status meeting. Oh, and it’s been estimated that Americans attend 11 million meetings daily and waste $37 billion a year doing so.

This week, we’d like to know about your experience with meetings.

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* 1. How many meetings do you have in a typical week?

1-3

4-5

5-7

8-10

More than 10

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How many of those meetings do you have EVERY week?

1-3

4-5

5-7

8-10

More than 10

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How many of those weekly meetings are YOUR meeting?

1-3

4-5

5-7

8-10

More than 10

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How many of the weekly meetings are internal meetings?

1-3

4-5

5-7

8-10

More than 10

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How long do these meetings last, on average?

30 minutes

An hour

90 minutes

2 hours

More than 2 hours

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What’s your biggest pet peeve about meetings?

Meetings that run past scheduled time

Meetings that don’t start on time

People who show up late for meetings

Meetings that could have been an email

Too many irrelevant people invited

Attendees doing something besides paying attention in the meeting (checking email, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Which, if any, of the following have you done to help meetings be more productive (please select all that apply).

Enforce start/stop times

Don't allow attendance after start time

Limit attendance to small number(s)

Hold meetings while standing/without seats

Limit the number of meetings

Convert weekly into every other week meetings

Ban use of cell phones/computers in meetings

Other (please specify)

NAPA Net - Polling Places 092515

Do You Mind About Meetings?

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* 1. How many meetings do you have in a typical week?

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* 2. How many of those meetings do you have EVERY week?

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* 3. How many of those weekly meetings are YOUR meeting?

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* 4. How many of the weekly meetings are internal meetings?

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* 5. How long do these meetings last, on average?

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* 6. What’s your biggest pet peeve about meetings?

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* 7. Which, if any, of the following have you done to help meetings be more productive (please select all that apply).

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* 8. Any stories, words of wisdom, horror tales, or other comments about meetings?

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* 9. Suggestions for future survey questions?