Does your organization call meetings for strategy or diversion? I spoke with a friend today who told me its the latter.
When organizations or individuals lack clarity and direction they resort to diversion. Something to distract…a game of "pretend." Almost like channel surfing with a remote at home.
Cures for this disease are simple, but hard to live out:
- Decide what you want and be prepared for the consequences
(good and bad) - Decide to stop wasting other people’s time. Just because you don’t know what you want doesn’t mean everyone else is in the same boat.
- Decide to seek help…preferably with someone who is skilled and that you trust.
- Decide to keep the duration of your meetings to no more than one hour.
- Decide that too many meetings equals too many opportunities lost.