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> Despite best intentions, sometimes things just go off into the weeds. True. Happens in every meeting. In which case anyone present can (and in my view) shoul
by gherkinnn 7y ago
> Despite best intentions, sometimes things just go off into the weeds.
True. Happens in every meeting. In which case anyone present can (and in my view) should get the meeting back on track.
“This is off topic”, “can you/we discuss this later”, “this has nothing to do with why we’re here for”.
Having strict time limits, a clear intent, and of course people enforcing it does make it possible.
>> and unites the team as a tribe
> Ugh, gross. We're not a "tribe", "family", whatever.
Agreed. This stuff makes me gag.
- kelnos 7y ago> In which case anyone present can (and in my view) should get the meeting back on track. I absolutely agree that people can and should do that, but in practice, I often find that people don't. And I personally get tired of it; isn't it reasonable to take a dim view of a meeting where literally every time we have it, I (as an IC, whose job this should not be) have to prod people to stay on track?