No modern workplace would exist without meetings. Meetings allow a working team to come together to share thoughts, innovate, and learn more about each other to create a more cohesive working relationship.
Some advantages of meetings include stronger workplace relationships by encouraging communication, teaching your team how to problem solve together, and creating a feeling of togetherness with employees (especially remote ones).
As technology and workplaces have changed and progressed, the way meetings are held might look a little different. And as meetings become increasingly virtual, you want employees to be able to log on and feel included, not like they’re watching a YouTube video.
Let’s look at some meeting stats regarding how much they cost your company in time, energy, productivity, and money.
General Meeting Stats
Despite differences in meeting times, locations, etc., there are still a few things that make all meetings equal. Let’s look at some general meeting stats to gauge the basics of how and why meetings are being scheduled across the country.
Meeting Productivity Statistics
You can have good intentions of meeting with your team to increase collaboration and productivity; but if the meetings aren’t efficient, it may end up just being a time waster for your team. Luckily, there are team collaboration and productivity tools available like Rev’s Voicehub that can increase the productivity and creativity in these meetings by keeping a record of the happenings easily and efficiently.
Let’s look at some meeting productivity statistics to learn more about what makes a good meeting (and what doesn’t), including the relationship between meeting length vs. effectiveness.
Stats on the Price of Meetings
You may have heard the phrase “time is money.” But how does that translate to meetings at work? Let’s look at some meeting cost statistics to get a sense of how much employers spend on meetings per year.
Virtual vs. In-Person Meeting Statistics
With the rise of remote and hybrid work, more and more meetings are being held online. Let’s explore some statistics about virtual meetings and how they’ve impacted employees’ feelings about getting together with their teams.
How to Know When Meetings Aren’t Needed
Ever seen the “this meeting could have been an email” meme? No one wants to waste time holding a meeting that isn’t necessary, but sometimes it can be hard to tell whether you need to meet or whether you can talk via instant messaging or email.
A few questions you can ask yourself before scheduling a meeting to determine if it’s necessary include:
Tips For Smoother Meetings
If you call your team into a meeting, you should be considerate of their time by not letting it run over the allotted time and by making sure the time spent in meetings is actually necessary.
If you do decide to put a meeting on your calendar, you can do the following to make sure it runs smoothly:
Please to Meet (With) You
You don’t have to groan when you see a meeting pop up on your calendar. Meetings can be good for everyone — especially if you have a service like VoiceHub there to capture the most notable moments and provide a clear summary.
See how VoiceHub can benefit your company.
