On the other hand, the London School of Economics and Harvard Business School are conducting a study about how executives use their time -- see http://sticerd.l

On the other hand, the London School of Economics and Harvard Business School are conducting a study about how executives use their time -- see http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/executivetimeuse/ http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/executivetimeuse/ -- and so far they have found CEOs spend around a third of their time in meetings! Here's a good summary: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204642604577215013504567548.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020464260457721...