Survey of French CEOs indicates that fewer meetings might ..
Survey of French CEOs indicates that fewer meetings might actually boost business productivity Meetings harder to arrange with 35-hour week law say French CEOs, yet most say productivity increased in 2002 31 January 2003. As the DTI's public consultation on extending the working time regulations ends today, a poll of 300 CEOs of French companies by productivity improvement specialists Proudfoot Consulting indicates that fewer working hours leads to fewer meetings and, in turn, could be linked to higher labour productivity. The survey found that 43 percent of French CEOs believe management