Whether it’s a coffee shop, co-working space, or our home sweet home, where we work matters, with 78% of knowledge workers stating that they want to be able to work from wherever they’re most productive. 

Scheduling conflicts, packed calendars, and differing time zones are among the factors causing meetings to dominate employees' workdays, pulling them away from completing actual tasks and being truly productive. Add to this the struggle to stick to an agenda, people not showing up, and meetings running over time, and it’s clear that meetings can be quite problematic.

A recent survey found that employees spend an average of 18 hours per week in meetings, even though they’d prefer to decline 31% of them, and those who do attend report multitasking 70% of the time. With this in mind, it’s more important than ever for organisations to reassess their approach to team collaboration and provide employees with the tools they need to say no to meetings and reap the benefits as a result.

To achieve this, organisations must switch to a digital-first approach, understanding that the true way to give people the autonomy and freedom they desire is to utilise digital tools that offer them more choice in when, how, and where they work.

Here we have listed six ways your organisation can utilise the Fuse learning platform to reduce unnecessary meetings, boost collaboration, increase employee engagement, and improve productivity.