Are meetings a “soul sucking waste of time,” as a columnist for the British newspaper The Guardian suggests? They could be if they’re unproductive, boring, too many of them, or all of the above. The solution may lie in technology, if used properly. “Technology is essential to innovating the conference call and boosting staff engagement,” according to a Harvard Business Review column. Video, for instance, may enhance “connectedness between participants” and help them see reactions to one another’s ideas.
