In today’s rapidly changing workplace environments, coupled with the rise of collaboration technology, a new study suggests there is one important key to improving employee engagement, productivity, and retention – simply let your employees decide whether or not they should attend a meeting.  

Workplace analytics firm Time Is Ltd published the findings of a survey with 255 human resource leaders and what they found is that employee satisfaction improved if they had the authority to decide for themselves if a meeting was necessary. 

Leaders identified “meeting culture” as a top challenge in their organizations, including aspects like length, focus, and frequency. Those at remote-first organizations are finding problems with length and number of meetings, while people-first organizations have issues with focus.  

Here are 5 other takeaways from the study: 

1. Many organizations have still not prioritized retention and are still focused on recruitment when a position becomes vacant.  

2. If HR leaders do recognize attrition as an issue, they aren’t doing a good job of factors that play into why an employee leaves.  

3. Supervisors can help reduce turnover by measuring meeting effectiveness – quick survey tools at the end of each meeting, looking at time spent in meetings and working to reduce it, and making sure employees feel empowered to say no are all good ideas to try. 

4. Having a digital or collaborative tool is not enough – managers should be evaluating the tools’ effectiveness and impact on employee experience. 

5. Remote, hybrid, and on-site work experiences all have their own challenges, but leaders should be continually evaluating what works for their own employee engagement. 

This article originally appeared in Forbes and was authored by Bryan Robinson.