Meetings can be exceedingly fruitful when done well. The other day I found myself chasing a solution for a good hour or so. Realizing the inanity of this, I cal

Meetings can be exceedingly fruitful when done well. The other day I found myself chasing a solution for a good hour or so. Realizing the inanity of this, I called together the interested parties, explained my issue, and together we worked out a feasible solution and corrected some of my misunderstandings. Total time commitment of the meeting? Thirty minutes. The next time you find yourself in a fruitless meeting, consider the things you could do to ensure future meetings are more valuable in the future, and work with management to get your ideas in motion. Hopefully you'll improve your situation, and you'll show initiative that'll look great when your next review comes up.