5 Ways In-Person Meetings Slow Productivity and How to Solve The Issue

CHICAGO - Aug. 29, 2018 - PRLog -- Global Resources LLC experts give us 7 ways in-person meetings are a productivity drag and how to solve the problems associated with them.

They Require Travel

In-person meetings take up the time to commute to. The travel time is an issue because employees aren't working when they're on the move.

The Solution: Breaking the focus and concentration on a task to do something else (in this case getting into a meeting) is a significant problem. Teams can use technology to solve and improve a variety of their daily operations. These innovations range from collaboration apps to project management tools.

Employees Are Frequently Late

Not being punctual is another way that productivity diminishes before, during and after in-person meetings. According to research, people usually arrive anywhere between 5 to 30 minutes late. That translates into a big drop in productivity for the people who showed up on time.

The Solution: Plan your schedule accordingly to arrive at least 10 minutes before any meeting starts.

These Meetings Can Get Bloated

With in-person meetings, sometimes organizers tend to over-invite people from various departments. The result is far too many people in one space.

The Solution: Team collaboration apps work well for teams of all sizes and types and not everyone needs to be in the same room.

Employees Don't Get Back to Work Quickly Afterward

Not only is productivity time lost during the meeting itself, but there's a significant lag time prior to most employees getting back to whatever they were doing before.

The Solution: Some larger companies like McDonald's have made the switch from emails to collaboration apps like Flock so things move quicker.

In-Person Meetings Often Lack Planning

A decent number of these meetings are unsuccessful because they don't have a legitimate agenda, and no one has supplied the details for everyone to be informed. It can be a simple case of deciding to have a meeting and then trying to backtrack once the date and time have been set.

The Solution: Team collaboration apps are very easy to use. A smartphone or desktop and an internet connection are really all you need to get started.