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Meetings serve different purposes, ranging from informal social gatherings to formal brainstorming sessions. They often show up on our calendars as recurring events (with no end date in sight!). New research shows that about 70% of all meetings keep employees from working and completing all their tasks. While there was a 20% decrease in the average length of meetings during the pandemic, the number of meetings attended by a worker on average rose by 13.5%. Ineffective meetings that waste our time can negatively impact psychological, physical, and mental well-being.