[tarr11]

It's too easy for people to call too many meetings. There is no real cost. Perhaps if it were deducted from your pay or something ... ;)

I find commuting and all it's associated challenges exhausting (traffic, public transit, parking, etc)

You also have to factor in how tired you are when you start to actually work.

[GVIrish]

I propose a meeting budget. Each manager gets a meeting budget of X minutes per week. Once you're out of budget, no more meetings, unless you want to purchase more minutes with real cash. That cash pays whoever you invited to your meeting.