I got this quote from Paul, and then found it was in Drucker's New York Times Obituary. I love it, but find it a useful half-truth, as meetings are necessary for setting the stage for work and work does often get done in them (albeit often not very efficiently). I think the biggest danger is when meetings become a substitute for work, or there are so many it is impossible to get anything else done: I recall an executive I interviewed at manufacturing company years ago who told me that her company was so meeting intensive that she only went to about 25% of the meetings she was "expected" to attend, and even then, she had no time do her other work. Now, that is a sign that something is wrong!