{
  "title": "Meetings: what research says about their effectiveness",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/reunions-ce-que-la-recherche-dit-de-leur-efficacite-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-09-27",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Meetings are not wasted time by nature. Studies link their quality, more than their number, to satisfaction and outcomes.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Time Management & Prioritisation",
  "place": {
    "name": "Bern",
    "region": "Berne",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "The perceived cost",
      "point": "Steven Rogelberg and colleagues (2006, Journal of Applied Psychology) show that meeting load is associated with fatigue and a sense of overload, especially among people strongly focused on their own goals."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What observation reveals",
      "point": "Simone Kauffeld and Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock (2012, Small Group Research) coded videotaped team meetings."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limits of these findings",
      "point": "These studies remain largely correlational and rely on specific samples, notably in Germany."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What follows for management",
      "point": "Mechanically cutting the number of meetings treats the symptom."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical implication, verifiable in-house",
      "point": "For a week's five recurring meetings, write one line on the decision or action produced."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Lehmann-Willenbrock",
      "year": "2012",
      "source": "Small Group Research"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 237,
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  "relatedPages": {
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    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/berne",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}