04/05/2025

‘Broken’ Virtual-meeting Culture Could be a Risk to the Bottom Line

Ineffective meeting culture can drag down productivity

As hybrid and remote work rates have risen over the last few years, questions around optimizing productivity have continued to plague human resources (HR), particularly when it comes to the role of remote meetings. It’s a topic HR needs to keep front and center, according to a new survey, which found that an ineffective virtual meeting culture could ultimately drag down productivity and even increase turnover.

ClickUp, a project management AI-based software provider, recently released findings from its survey of more than 1,000 desk workers about virtual meeting culture. Key findings include that 46 percent of employees have quit because of a company’s broken collaboration culture, particularly too many useless meetings. More than half say the decision to quit was connected to an organization’s virtual meeting software.

Mandy Mekhail, director of people at ClickUp, said the survey results are unsurprising.

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