You go to meetings; so do I. If the meeting is small with just a few attending, and if the meeting about a specific topic, much can be accomplished. Attendees are not only on the same page but often on the same sentence or even same word. Focus, sift, winnow, achieve, do. Move on. Love it. Such is not the norm. Let's talk about big meetings with lots of folks, with vague directives, with no clear focus, and without any central core other than generalized commands. For example, "We need to get a grant," or “We need more profits for the third quarter,” or some such thing. I've been to lots of these meetings and you too . Much time is brainstorming; that is, with conversants storming all with a blizzard of ideas, most of which are little more than chaff or specks on the wall . Some do this just to participate. A new idea is thrown out, not because it is relevant, but because it hasn't been me...
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