The following is a post by Seth Godin which actually holds true to most of the meetings that happen.
However, in vtiger, most of the things are impromptu. The meetings are barely 10 minutes long, the objective is stated, everything is standing, an update is done or a plan of action is stated, a conclusion arrived at, the meeting is dispersed. There is nothing that is the norm that is A must sit beside B or something like that. Things are so fluid that all these things hardly matter (and personally, I do not like protocol anyway!). No meeting ends without a concrete result (even if the result is – to do nothing for then!)
The preparations for a meeting are the ones that take time. Everyone is expected to be on top of whatever he/she is doing and impact of others work on their work. This keeps everyone alert and alive. So when a meeting is done, we are sure of what we speak and what the expected outcome may be if things happen a little differently.
Just Another Meeting
It was so typical. Eight people, the regular bunch. New client kick-off, business as usual. And it showed.
You’ve done it before, and before that and before that. A dozen or a hundred or perhaps a thousand times before. The typical meeting, with everyone in their typical roles. Often, people even sit in the same spot.
Why are we surprised, then, when the outcome is usually the same as well?
Instead of approaching that moment as JAM, maybe there’s a different way. Instead of focusing on how similar this time is to last time, instead of realizing that the similiarities demand similar approaches, maybe, just maybe, the team could focus on the differences. How is this opportunity different? What could we try that might have a radically better outcome?
Different isn’t always better, but if all you want is the same, send a memo.
