Karin Hurt (photo, left) reports both the problems and the solutions.

Check out this excerpt from Work Party by Jaclyn Johnson (photo, left).

"There are many problems with the way most meetings are run.

Alex Cavoulacos has the list at TheMuse.

"Lori Wright, general manager of Microsoft Teams and Skype marketing, offers advice for making daily meetings less repetitive and more inclusive.

"A classic introvert preference is aversion to meetings.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) is already becoming entrenched in many facets of everyday life, and is being tapped for a growing array of core business applications, including predicting market and customer behavior, automating repetitive tasks and providing alerts when things go awry.

"Your business needs collaboration -- but not everyone's a team player.

"Cognitive diversity has been defined as differences in perspective or information processing styles.

"What’s your point of view?

"Here are ten simple, yet crucial reminders for delivering exceptional customer service on the phone.

"You may feel you can successfully engage listeners with the critical substance of your message.

"Do you feel like you can speak in public everywhere except in front of your colleagues?

"Have you ever been in a meeting with someone who was constantly playing with their phone?

Laura Forer presents an infographic on the topic.

Take a look at this SlideShare show via LinkedIn.

Brooke Nelson (photo, left) has the list at RD.

"No one wants to be the "glue guy.

"A few weeks ago, I was caught unprepared in a meeting.

"Veteran financier Ray Dalio [photo, left] has been in every kind of meeting: the good, the bad and the ugly.

"How to fix the most common blogging bloopers.

"If you receive a calendar invitation and it’s clear from the above suggestions that you need not attend a meeting, you have options: .

"After a recent session a client told me that, “You’re a magician.

"Here, however, I’m going to focus on one of the key causal factors for ‘difficulties’ in the meeting room: different personality types.

"Meetings are an essential part of the life of every organization and your ability to run effective meetings with your management skills is a critical part of your success in meeting management.