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Managers in many corporate organisations still think that they have to have that weekly meeting. Most of the time it has no purpose and just p#$#ss off clients who are inconvenienced by not getting the service they require.
Often the message can be conveyed in 5-10 minutes, but the meetings drag on and on...
I also get frustrated when I'm looking for someone and have to hear that they are "in a meeting". A secretary or PA should rather say that her manager is consulting with clients or is out of the office and then offer to take a message.
Maybe my gripe comes from my early days in banking when a group of managers used to play cards at lunch time. They got so engrossed in their game that it sometimes continued well into the afternoon. Like the extended lunches.
Often the message can be conveyed in 5-10 minutes, but the meetings drag on and on...
I also get frustrated when I'm looking for someone and have to hear that they are "in a meeting". A secretary or PA should rather say that her manager is consulting with clients or is out of the office and then offer to take a message.
Maybe my gripe comes from my early days in banking when a group of managers used to play cards at lunch time. They got so engrossed in their game that it sometimes continued well into the afternoon. Like the extended lunches.
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