‘Time is money’: Shopify calculator shows how much unnecessary meetings really cost the company‘Time is money’: Shopify calculator shows how much unnecessary meetings really cost the companyOne tech company is escalating its war on meetings by introducing a calculator that shows employees how much it really costs to force dozens of their colleagues to huddle together for an hour instead of just sending an email. Shopify, a Canadian e-commerce company, rolled out its Meeting Cost Calculator internally Wednesday as part of ongoing efforts to encourage emptier calendars. Shopify wants to make it easy for other businesses to see how much pointless meetings are costing them, which is why the company is rolling out its Shopify Meeting Cost Calculator Chrome extension today. - From ShopifyShopify first took steps to reduce unnecessary meetings in January by doing away with all previously scheduled recurring meetings involving three or more people. “The Meeting Cost Calculator is here to challenge the status quo, nudging us to reconsider meeting necessity and explore more creative collaboration methods,” the company wrote.

Source: CNN July 13, 2023 00:55 UTC