Steven Lockley, a neuroscientist at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, told MindBodyGreen that holding business meetings between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. (and definitely no later than 4 p.m.) is ideal for both early birds and night owls. The only time that this might be an issue is if people are in different time zones, but for the most part, this time frame is a happy medium.
According to The Sleep Foundation, your circadian rhythm and chronotype are similar but not the same. While your chronotype is mostly genetic, your circadian rhythm can be trained. Someone who’s naturally a night owl can train their body and mind to go to sleep and wake up at a certain time each day, but that doesn’t mean they will function at their best early in the morning. By meeting between 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., you can rest assured that everyone will be pleased no matter what time they’re planning to hit the hay.