Mark Cuban says he avoids wasting time at work, and that meetings are the main culprit

• In a June conversation, Mark Cuban called out the No. 1 time waster in the office.
• Cuban says he will only take meetings and phone calls if there’s “no other way.”
• Earlier in his career, Cuban would run standing-only meetings to ensure they ended faster.

If you’re a believer that most work meetings could be condensed into emails, you’re in very wealthy company.

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban called out meetings and phone calls during a June conversation with author Chris Voss on the streaming platform Fireside. Cuban does his best to avoid meetings and phone calls as he believes they hinder the productivity of the workplace.