Meeting misery
Your approach is The key to success, not your actions
Working as a substitute for work: meetings
What is the purpose of working? Meet up Photo by Redd Francisco On Unsplash
My age and intellect are indicated by the titles I select from “Bananarama” hits from the 1980s, but that ship departed a while back
This week, I had a triumphant post on Medium. No, don’t laugh. An article that garnered more than a few views and earned over five cents. Remember those days?
We are discussing a relative level of accomplishment My plan does not involve rushing out to deposit money on a Ferrari I used to joke about a Tesla, but since it was an unfortunate salute, I wouldn’t touch it with duct tape. Social media users are now using the term “Swastikar” to refer to Tesla cars, which may not be beneficial for their sales
This article was my heart-wrenching work of staggering genius, for those who may have wondered – and I certainly would:
I’m not sure why it was somewhat successful. We enjoy reading about ourselves in literature, so it would be a good idea to include Medium in the title. I guess The mention of apocalypse can attract attention as we are more likely to focus on the fact that we think we will pass away soon
Considering the current state of American politics, some readers may desire something that falls under the category of humour: An Executive Order from Donald Trump could potentially bring about a positive change and address Medium’s financial mismanagement
After making fun of the unpleasant encounters, I opted to provide a constructive commentary alongside my humorous endeavor
Stagflation nation. Photo by Mika Baumeister On Unsplash
I spent several decades in the local government before being demoted to the role of a poor writer To understand why the UK has become one of the poorest performing nations in terms of productivity, one must wonder Stagflation nation , look no further than meetings
There are other factors that contribute to our insufficient productivity, such as the fact that UK workers are frequently seen chatting and not performing tasks like fixing roadblocks or rail repairs Appointments falling into reverse order in the building trade , or work longer than 30 minutes before needing a tea break and a read of “The Sun”
But I digress. Meetings. If you h A If you’ve ever been to one in a large corporation, you know exactly what I mean: A manager who is unable to manage, staff who do not want to be present, and everyone waiting for the next opportunity
We are locked up in a cell with colleagues, many of whom we secretly loathe more than certain politicians, and to avoid losing the will to live, we try to cope by playing coping games like bingo
I used to practice with the accordion’s left hand while playing to irritate Mrs. I can’t help but wonder how I should plan my next trip, or even cover up the murder of my daughter’s costly pony
The majority of the content at training meetings was probably already mentioned by managers, who feel that topics such as manual handling, equality and diversity, and safeguarding should be addressed every three years
You had to go through the first aid training multiple times The decision you made was not to revive the dummy but rather to puncture it I am no longer interested in engaging in violent behavior
Timing
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If you had to describe a good meeting, what would it be about? , if that is not an oxymoron? A brief introduction to begin with There’s no reason to stay awake during meetings for more than 45 minutes, especially since few of us can maintain our concentration without drinking excessive amounts of coffee and Red Bull
To avoid reinventing the wheel, here are my suggestions for discussing productive meetings again::
The most important success factor would be implementing timekeeping measures, with a timekeeper giving ten minutes before each item is timed out
By focusing the mind, there are no instances of “bikeshedding”:
It is imperative that the timekeeping is done with absolute skepticism by an autocratic staff member , and apply even to the chair of the meeting, who also tends for some reason to be the most verbose person present: power seems to do that to us!
A timed agenda, manned by an unselfish timekeeper, can prevent 99.9% of the problems that commonly arise during meetings. The timed agenda prevents meetings from extending the duration of distress:
Would you be willing to shoot me right now?. Our primary topic of discussion is not related to anything that we have already lost in time
The added advantage of a quick meeting is that it means not having to spend an excessive amount of time with colleagues, which will enable you to skim the content on Medium. You can see that it is logical
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