The Meeting That Could Have Been an Email

Workplaces often treat a full calendar as proof that important work is happening. I’m not convinced. A meeting can help people solve a problem together, but too many meetings simply move the same confusion from one room to another. The trouble is not the meeting itself; it is asking people to attend before anyone has decided what needs to happen.

职场通常把排得满满的日程表当作正在开展重要工作的证据。 对此我并不确信。 会议固然可以帮助大家共同解决问题，但过多的会议只是把同样的困惑从一个房间转移到另一个房间。 问题不在于会议本身，而是在任何人决定需要发生什么之前就要求大家参加。