Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 23, 2019
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January 23, 2019: The average American worker spends 11.8 hours of a 40-hour workweek in meetings. However, just 54% of workers leave most meetings with a clear idea of what to do next.[1]
The biggest problem workers have with meetings is that many of them are unnecessary. Seventy-six percent (76%) of workers have experienced that frustration. Also high on the list are meetings that don’t stay on topic (59%) and repetition of things that have already been said (58%).
The precise cost of ineffective meetings is impossible to quantify, but estimates range from $70 billion to $283 billion each year.
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- January 22, 2019 – 17 percent of U.S. electricity generated by renewable sources
- January 21, 2019 – 90% of Americans have favorable opinion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- January 18, 2019 – 55 years ago today, the Beatles made their first appearance on the Billboard charts
- January 17, 2019 – 33 percent of Americans believe economy is getting worse
- January 16, 2019 – 17 states require photo ID to vote
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