Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Officer Bob Jordan has stated that excessive meetings in the workplace are inefficient. According to him, continuous meetings and phone calls are a poor imitation of management and do not yield real results.
The editorial reports, citing Fortune, that Bob Jordan emphasized that such practices lead to reduced productivity in companies. He noted that unnecessary meetings result in tens of thousands of employee work hours being wasted.
In the opinion of the company's executive, alternative approaches should be sought for a more agile and purposeful organization of work processes. Minimizing meetings can allow employees to focus on their core responsibilities.
Bob Jordan added that effective management requires trusting employees and using their time more rationally. This approach can improve the overall performance indicators of companies in the long term.