Workplace Wellbeing: What to do when you're not even remotely interested in another meeting

Meetings about meetings are when a lot gets set but little gets achieved — here some experts advise on how to make meetings more productive

Set a clear agenda for meetings: “There can often be a lack of clarity about why meetings are called in the first place and as a result, people can be unsure why they are even there,” says learning and development specialist Sean McLoughney

Sarah Murphy has a demanding job that involves liaising with lots of different people. As the general manager of the cloud-based legal technology company Clio, the 39-year-old from Wexford typically spends six hours a day in meetings, both in person and online.

In the past, she sat through her fair share of what she calls “meetings about meetings” — where a lot gets said but little gets achieved. Having learned from those experiences, she now tries to make her meetings more efficient.