. In today's hyper-competitive world, companies obsess over revenue growth and cost-cutting initiatives, yet most quietly hemorrhage millions through invisible resource waste. These leaks aren't always dramatic fraud or theft — they're often embedded in everyday processes, culture, and outdated thinking. Here are the ten most common (and costly) ways businesses misuse or waste resources in 2025. 1. Meetings That Should Have Been Emails The average employee spends 23 hours a week in meetings, with over 50% of attendees rating them as unproductive (Harvard Business Review). Multiply that by salaries, and a mid-sized company easily burns $5–10 million annually on pointless gatherings. Recurring status meetings, "syncs," and "brainstorming sessions" without agendas or decisions drain time — the most non-renewable resource of all. 2. Over-Engineering and Feature Bloat Product teams love building "nice-to-haves." Software companies routinely ship fea...