Did the clock also total up all the days spent down rabbit-holes resulting in worthless work because there wasn't adequate communication? :)
It does remind me though of a guy I once knew (late 90s) who was a senior manager at the national arm of a large, well-known international investment bank. He'd be in a meeting with the CEO and the rest of the senior managers, and the CEO wouldn't let the meeting commence if there were any computer cords visible, sometimes taking up to 15 minutes to personally clear away cords...
It's true that there's a balance... maybe some kind of amplification based on the # of people. Nothing frustrates me more than a 20-person meeting with three guys talking (actual all-hands meetings to communicate critical info excepted, of course).
It does remind me though of a guy I once knew (late 90s) who was a senior manager at the national arm of a large, well-known international investment bank. He'd be in a meeting with the CEO and the rest of the senior managers, and the CEO wouldn't let the meeting commence if there were any computer cords visible, sometimes taking up to 15 minutes to personally clear away cords...