The Hamster Revolution for Meetings: How to Meet Less and Get More Done

Written by Tim Burress, Vicki Halsey and Mike Song

Narrated by Erik Synnestvedt

Meetings have changed. They're more frequent, virtual, and informal. Yet, most professionals haven't upgraded their meeting skills. It's no wonder that 43% of meeting time is wasted, due to:

1. Meeting overload: Professionals waste twenty-four days a year in useless meetings.
2. Missing success ingredients: Ninety percent of all professionals attend meetings that lack a clearly stated objective and agenda.
3. Virtual-meeting chaos: Disinterested participants + endless technical glitches= huge amounts of wasted time.
4. Agenda adrift: Goals are missed when meetings veer off course.
5. Action distraction: Incomplete action items result in delayed projects and missed deadlines.

Good news- Help is on the way! Meet Iris, a sales manager so overwhelmed by meetings she feels like a hamster on a wheel.

Just in time, Iris finds a coach-a meeting efficiency and etiquette expert with a simple plan that helps her to meet less, make better use of meeting technology, and get more done.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ascent Audio
• Release date: Jul 20, 2009
• ISBN: 9781596594357

Reviews for The Hamster Revolution for Meetings

[glennbell_1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Corny, silly story is used to provide information. Maybe this is best, since the advice on running meetings is rather dry. Overall, it appears to have good advice.