Too much ‘face time’ is the No. 1 productivity killer, say Singapore employees

SINGAPORE (June 14): Excessive face-to-face meetings continue to be the top challenge hindering employee productivity in Singapore – even with the emergence and continued growth of technologies that enable increased collaboration between individuals and teams across geographies and groups, according to the latest study released by Microsoft Singapore today.

The Asia Workplace 2020 Study was conducted from Feb-March this year and involved 4,175 respondents across 14 Asia markets, including 307 respondents from Singapore.

Based on its findings, 62% of Singapore respondents consider themselves to be “mobile workers” and spend at least 20% of their time working outside of their office – and yet, only 37% say they feel empowered by their organisation’s culture and managers to be able to work productively and collaboratively.

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