The problems typically associated with meetings include all of the following except

A) people arrive late, leave early, and don't take things seriously.
B) the meeting is too short.
C) people don't stay on topic.
D) nothing happens when the meeting is over; no one puts decisions into action.
E) things never get better; the same mistakes are made meeting after meeting.

The problems typically associated with meetings include people arriving late, leaving early, not taking things seriously, not staying on topic, decisions not being put into action, and the same mistakes being made meeting after meeting. The option B, which says that the meeting is too short, is not a typical problem associated with meetings as most meetings tend to be too long and unproductive.