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I don’t agree with this as a generalization - there are a lot of times where one needs to come to a consensus between various stakeholders, and group meetings a

I don’t agree with this as a generalization - there are a lot of times where one needs to come to a consensus between various stakeholders, and group meetings are the best way to lay out the pros/cons, and come to a decision. At bigger companies, group meetings take on a larger significance due to the business knowledge base being so massive that group meetings with lots of presentations become the best way to facilitate knowledge awareness.

comstock 9y ago
Personally, I think if you’ve reached a point where consensus hasn’t formed naturally in some other venue then it is kind of a failure. Trying to hash thing out in a meeting is ok as a last resort, but it seems less than ideal. Particularly when people often need time to form coherent ideas. Group meeting with lots of presentations? Just sounds like my idea of hell really. I’d much prefer to read some notes on a subject and then later sit down with someone if I need to go into more detail.
- Bahamut 9y ago
  Sometimes it is more inefficient to form consensus outside of a meeting or few I have found, and sometimes can have undesirable side effects such as bad politics arising - I’ve seen this plenty enough. Hashing things out in a meeting is best after people have let various approaches bake individually - that is not in contradiction to the utility of group meetings. To be clear, I’m very much against wasting people’s time - getting the right people in a meeting is super important for efficiency on both ends. I’m just highly skeptical that group meetings can be avoided for a lot of efficiency & human reasons.
- henrygrew 9y ago
  but what if you don't get time to read the notes and no one is available for a sit down?
  - valuearb 9y ago
    Then the info really wasn’t that important to your day to day job, was it?
valuearb 9y ago
Group meetings with lots of presentations are the absolutely worst way to facilitate business awareness. Nothing is worse than a meeting designed to have nothing actionable come out if it, and that most of the attendees have little interest in the “knowledge” being shared.

comstock 9y ago

Personally, I think if you’ve reached a point where consensus hasn’t formed naturally in some other venue then it is kind of a failure. Trying to hash thing out in a meeting is ok as a last resort, but it seems less than ideal. Particularly when people often need time to form coherent ideas. Group meeting with lots of presentations? Just sounds like my idea of hell really. I’d much prefer to read some notes on a subject and then later sit down with someone if I need to go into more detail.

Bahamut 9y ago
Sometimes it is more inefficient to form consensus outside of a meeting or few I have found, and sometimes can have undesirable side effects such as bad politics arising - I’ve seen this plenty enough. Hashing things out in a meeting is best after people have let various approaches bake individually - that is not in contradiction to the utility of group meetings. To be clear, I’m very much against wasting people’s time - getting the right people in a meeting is super important for efficiency on both ends. I’m just highly skeptical that group meetings can be avoided for a lot of efficiency & human reasons.
henrygrew 9y ago
but what if you don't get time to read the notes and no one is available for a sit down?
- valuearb 9y ago
  Then the info really wasn’t that important to your day to day job, was it?

valuearb 9y ago

Group meetings with lots of presentations are the absolutely worst way to facilitate business awareness. Nothing is worse than a meeting designed to have nothing actionable come out if it, and that most of the attendees have little interest in the “knowledge” being shared.