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I have had a cross-functional meeting at a large company (12+ attendees) to decide a major strategic question. At the beginning of the meeting I wrote down the
by spullara 5y ago
I have had a cross-functional meeting at a large company (12+ attendees) to decide a major strategic question. At the beginning of the meeting I wrote down the result of the meeting and passed it to the person sitting next to me. A couple hours later what I wrote down was decided upon by the group. There was no way some new idea was going to come up during the meeting and the answer was obvious.
- 1123581321 5y agoI’ve seen this. It gives me so much heartache when discussion isn’t thorough, pre-considered and sufficiently conflicted. I know the right answer is to let it roll off and focus on what I can control, but I keep wanting to persuade people to examine options more thoroughly and it makes me sad when of course they don’t get it or respond with the successful-career-appropriate cynical unconcern.
- watwut 5y ago> or respond with the successful-career-appropriate cynical unconcern. If what you want people to do is punished, people won't do it.
- 1123581321 5y agoThat’s certainly how it’s perceived, but there’s a career benefit to being part of a massive improvement in execution and access to better clients. I just can’t communicate it’s worth learning to think and talk better in the short term.