“Don't go”: Leading CEO slams workplace meeting obsession

A leading public Chief Executive has slammed work meetings, saying they “haemorrhage productivity” with a leading media commentator labelling them the “cocaine rush of the corporation”.

With a recent Red Letter Day research finding that, in the UK, over 400million work days a year are lost to pointless tasks – with employees noting that at least 50% of time wasted is on “too many meetings that go on too long” – there are serious concerns over the utility of in-office meetups.

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According to Duncan Selbie, the Chief Executive of Public Health England who spoke to The Guardian – meetings can also impact employee health, negatively affecting the body’s ability to regulate sugar and blood circulation.

Whilst Simon Jenkins, a media commentator and ex-Editor of The Times, was scathing in his condemnation of meeting culture.