Conversation Quote by Paul Axtell

Meetings are a symptom of bad organization. The fewer meetings the better.

— Peter Drucker

“Make sure meetings have clear goals, not just agendas, and ensure the goals are met. 4.”

— David H. Maister

Meetings are by definition a concession to a deficient organization. For one either meets or one works. One cannot do both at the same…

— Peter Drucker

Meetings are by definition a concession to deficient organization. For one either meets or one works.

— Peter Drucker

I believe that meetings at the top level in a relatively informal atmosphere are always useful, and there is reason to hope that we…

— Vladimir Putin

A lot of meetings are held to arrange when to have meetings. ... Meetings today are usually called conferences to make them sound more significant.

— Jilly Cooper

The best meetings get real work done. When your people learn that your meetings actually accomplish something, they will stop making excuses to be…

— Larry Constantine

A meeting is an occasion when people gather together, some to say what they do not think, and others not to say what they…

— Vladimir Voinovich

“often holds its meetings in the meeting”

— Geoffrey Durham

“A meeting is that measure whereby a large number of people gather and some say things that they don't think and others think things…

— Vladimir Voinovich

I find most meetings are a waste of time, because they are so ill-prepared and there's little opportunity for true synergy in producing better…

— Stephen Covey

“Meetings should be great—they’re opportunities for a group of people sitting together around a table to directly communicate. That should be a good thing.…

— Jason Fried