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I had the same initial reaction, but then again...doing it during the meeting, always, ensures that all participants are at least talking about the same thing.
by IggleSniggle 7y ago
I had the same initial reaction, but then again...doing it during the meeting, always, ensures that all participants are at least talking about the same thing. I’ve been in meetings where it doesn’t become clear until very late that someone is bullshitting and has not actually read the materials, or read them so lightly that their comments/opinions are not well directed. This is, imho, much worse than making sure everyone is on the same page. Since everyone is presumably going to need to read the docs at some point anyway, incorporating the activity doesn’t really seem like a waste of time to me.
- C1sc0cat 7y agoThat is assuming that the bullshitter or another participant doesn't understand what they read. Also sounds like the Chair did not control the meeting.
- r00fus 7y agoSometimes there is no clear or a weak "chair". Furthermore, if the bullshitter is influential enough that you don't have time/capital in-meeting to call their BS? That's why BS is successful. I see the Amazon approach as an augment to the chair to keep the discussion on-topic. If it's not discussed on the paper, the burden is on the dissenter to provide info / present credentials to rebut.
- Consultant32452 7y agoI've been writing software professionally for about 20 years. I'm not sure I've ever been to a meeting where most of the attendees have prepared by reading relevant materials including documents attached to the meeting invite. Because of this experience, I have a very different expectation. I attach documents to the meeting invite so that people can know where to find it for reference during but mostly after the meeting.