5 Ways to Spend Less Time in Meetings Each Week

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As entrepreneurs, we know effective communication is essential for running teams, managing clients and growing our businesses. But what happens when the core vehicle we use for communication starts making our work less effective and enjoyable?

According to Harvard Business Review, modern executives spend over 20 hours weekly in meetings, and 65% say the meetings keep them from doing their work.

For an entrepreneur, ineffective and unproductive meetings are at best a distraction — and at worst — detrimental to business growth.

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