
The Hidden Cost of Meeting Overload (and How to Cut It)
Meetings quietly drain US teams of an estimated 24 billion hours a year — about $399 billion in wasted cost — and most of it hides in plain sight on the calendar. This piece breaks down the real cost of interruption, the metrics that actually signal team health, and how to surface the waste, protect deep work, and build a meeting culture that respects people's capacity.







