Sitting on a hard, plastic chair in the overly warm/chilled conference room, your eyes slowly drying up as you try to focus on the presentation in front of you, your brain drifting into wistful thoughts of the upcoming weekend…we’ve all been there. Hell hath no fury like the tedium of a pointless meeting. Meetings have a bad reputation as being …
Meetings destroy collaboration
Yes, I am deliberately being provocative, but it is true, ineffective meetings destroy the true value of collaboration. Ever heard of the phrase death by committee? It’s a long-standing joke that committees can’t get anything done. If you’ve ever been involved in a community based committee, you probably get it. If not, think about all the meetings that you’ve attended where …