A good friend of the Admin Gal recently pointed out her frustration of meetings that run over their allotted time. Admin Gal realizes this is a common theme in this blog. But with so much material and so many people to help, how can this topic not be revisited regularly?
Meetings are an opportunity for people to come together for a common purpose to come to a decision. Or realize that they won’t come to a mutual desired outcome. Normally, attendees come prepared ready to make the needed decision or touch base on the current milestone. All of this can be done with in the allotted meeting time.
Here is when things can go terribly, terribly wrong. Sometimes, when an attendee feels slighted, for what ever reason, they decide to hold the meeting hostage. If you will, a meeting filibuster. Not letting anyone get a word in until they’ve made their pointless point.
5, 10, 30 minutes later. Everyone’s schedules are in disarray, other meetings have been held up because of this person’s axe to grind. AND no decision has been reached.
This is where you wonder if a jury of your peers would truly understand if you went postal?
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