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In every study about workplace productivity, meetings consistently top the list as the most unproductive part of every job. Meeting efficiency and productivity are both far more important than hurting someone’s feelings by excluding them. The only reasons you should ever need a meeting is to convey important information simultaneously, to identify or brainstorm problems, or make decisions. The fewer people you have in your meetings, the more productive they become, you can keep your meetings structured so that desired outcomes are easier to achieve.