Dear friend, @galenkp in general nowadays people don't listen, and I'm not just talking about work meetings. You meet with friends and they neither listen nor pay attention to you, they are all the time either looking at their cell phone or with their eyes elsewhere. It may be a problem of education or the concerns they have that prevent them from observing and listening to the interlocutor.
I was a boss and when I met with my workers, some were attentive and others were not, some talked quietly among themselves and that irritated me, in the end the latter performed the tasks poorly. I agree with your views.
I always learn a lot from you. Thank you. My respectful regards.
I agree with you and feel it's because people are so distracted with so many different things, they find it difficult to focus which is what's required when one wants to listen to understand and to communicate effectively. I think it also stems from a breakdown in courtesy and manners.