{"id":5367,"date":"2026-06-21T12:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silta.es\/juantatay\/?p=5367"},"modified":"2026-06-21T12:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:57:01","slug":"meetings-are-eating-your-margins-rescuetime-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silta.es\/juantatay\/meetings-are-eating-your-margins-rescuetime-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Meetings are eating your margins &#8211; RescueTime Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, sometimes you really do need a meeting. A real-time discussion can be helpful for things like:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>complex decisions<\/li>\n<li>sensitive conversations<\/li>\n<li>collaborative problem solving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But a lot of meetings are scheduled by default, not out of necessity<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Origen: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.rescuetime.com\/meetings-are-eating-your-margins\/?utm_campaign=Blog+newsletter%2C+June+17th%3A+2026%3A+Katie+%23122&amp;utm_content=Blog+newsletter%2C+June+17th%3A+2026%3A+Katie+%23122&amp;utm_medium=email_action&amp;utm_source=customer.io\">Meetings are eating your margins &#8211; RescueTime Blog<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Researchers estimate that companies could save <em>at least<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/20067454.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/20067454\/Report_The%20Cost%20of%20Unnecessary%20Meeting%20Attendance.pdf\">$25,000 per employee<\/a> by reducing unnecessary meeting attendance. Multiply that across a mid-sized business of 100 people, and that\u2019s $2.5 million on the line.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5368 size-fusion-400\" src=\"http:\/\/silta.es\/juantatay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1-400x270-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The hidden cost of meetings is especially significant for knowledge workers. Writing, coding, designing, and strategic planning require sustained attention that is almost always found in long focus sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Before scheduling a meeting, ask yourself one thing: <em>What specific task can\u2019t be accomplished asynchronously?<\/em> If you need to share updates, review information, or get general feedback, you should be able to do that in chat or with a recorded video.<\/p>\n<p>The most productive meetings include between <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2018\/06\/the-most-productive-meetings-have-fewer-than-8-people\">five and eight attendees<\/a>, so it\u2019s time to get choosy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s easy to spend your entire day bouncing between meetings, messages, and emails without making meaningful progress on your most important tasks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Execution-first days solve that problem by intentionally limiting meetings during designated periods. (Yes, this is just another name for one of our favorite concepts, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.rescuetime.com\/focus-sessions-transform-your-work-culture\/\">teamwide focus sessions.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Encourage employees to block their own time for deep work and give them explicit permission to protect it. That might look like declining meetings, moving non-urgent discussions, or suggesting asynchronous alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>Every meeting carries a cost. If you wouldn\u2019t approve the cost on paper, why are you approving it in the calendar?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of course, sometimes you really do need a meeting. 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