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CEOs can reduce the amount of time spent in meetings by implementing a few strategies. First, they can set clear agendas for each meeting to ensure that discussions stay on track. Second, they can limit the number of attendees to only those who are necessary for the meeting's purpose. Third, they can set time limits for each meeting to prevent them from running over. Lastly, they can delegate some meetings to other team members when appropriate.
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CEOs attend an endless stream of meetings, each of which can be totally different from the one before and the one that follows. Their sheer number and variety is a defining feature of the top job. On average, the leaders in our study had 37 meetings of assorted lengths in any given week and spent 72% of their total work time in meetings.
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