"Their calendar looked like a massive game of Tetris, where they didn't have breathing space," Rogerson, now the company's global head of people, recalls.
Sixty-seven percent of workers say excessive meetings prevent them from doing their best work, a 2019 survey from consulting firm Korn Ferry reported.
"If you've been in back-to-back meetings, even having an hour break is just bliss," Rogerson says.
But making these no-meeting days work is a bit more complex than simply banning meetings from your Wednesday calendars, Rogerson says.
You might not end up with fewer meetings on your weekly calendar, either — and, turns out, that's perfectly fine.