Why people sleep during meetings?

Answer 1

One possibility is that they may be hypoglycemic. Most people think that a good breakfast is one high in carbohydrates, like oatmeal, toast, pop tarts, doughnuts, etc. But this only leads to insulin shock a couple of hours later and low blood sugar. Also, when people are working, especially in the early part of the day before lunch, they tend to not feel the effects of this insulin surge and the low blood sugar that results because they are too busy. Now take those same people and put them in chairs in a room where they only sit and listen and you've got the perfect ingredients for nap time, because most meetings take place in the morning. My suggestion: Have them all eat a high protein breakfast instead. A good one would be yogurt with nuts and berries. That's real brain food and should help reduce the nodding heads and the eventual nap that results from a high carbohydrate breakfast. First off Oatmeal is a good source of energy and has been linked to help reduce high cholesterol along with apples. Many people skip the most important meal of the day 'breakfast' or as the other poster said they eat junk food (eating on the run.) MacDonalds is great for advertising their egg/ham and cheese buns. Not good! Some employees simply may be working too hard or, they may not be getting enough sleep at night or have personal problems which drain their energy before they even get to work. My husband runs a crew of over 30 men and I help him with his crew and the one thing we do is treat them as people first, then employees and it's worked out well. Oh yes, there is always the 'deadwood' but we are quick to pick those people out and kick butt and three strikes and you're out. Missing work on Mondays from a hangover is not an option! If an employee is off more than 2 days they are required to bring in a doctor's note. The other problem may be the meeting is simply boring!