Tuesday, April 21, 2015

12 Stereotypes at Meetings: Meet the Meeting Killers

12 Stereotypes at Meetings: Meet the Meeting Killers


We all had those meetings, where you need some help and finally come to a decision or a solution. Furthermore, you have scheduled the meeting, so all the necessary people are there. Everything seems well prepared, but somehow the time went by so quickly and nothing productive came out of that meeting. Why? Chances are that one of these 12 stereotypes killed your meeting. Was it the Plowtalker, the But Guy or smb else? Check out the usual suspects and help us stop these meeting killers by preparing and tracking your meetings.

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Published in: Leadership & Management


Transcript

  • 1. 12 stereotypes at meetings MEET THE MEETING KILLERS
  • 2. THE SILENT ASSASSIN WEAPON OF CHOICE Doesn't say a word during the meeting, but criticises all the ideas afterwards See how to stop inefficient meetings http://weekdone.com
  • 3. THE FREE FOOD GUY “I HEARD THERE IS FOOD AT THIS MEETING” http://weekdone.com
  • 4. THE YES MAN WEAPON OF CHOICE Is over-positive and agrees with everything and everybody See how to stop inefficient meetings http://weekdone.com
  • 5. THE PILGRIM WEAPON OF CHOICE Takes the discussion so far off topic that nobody remembers what the meeting was about in the first place http://weekdone.com
  • 6. THE BUT GUY WEAPON OF CHOICE Takes the wind out of new ideas. “That's an excellent idea, BUT….” See how to stop inefficient meetings http://weekdone.com
  • 7. WEAPON OF CHOICE Interrupts the meeting with a funny story or joke that is totally irrelevant to the task at hand THE JOKESTER http://weekdone.com
  • 8. THE PING PONG MASTER WEAPON OF CHOICE When confronted, bounces off the responsibility of answering the question to somebody else See how to stop inefficient meetings http://weekdone.com
  • 9. THE PLOWTALKER WEAPON OF CHOICE Always speaks over everybody, in his mind the argument is won by the loudest talker http://weekdone.com
  • 10. THE 127 SLIDES GUY “OH BOY, WE ARE GONNA BE IN HERE FOR AWHILE" See how to stop inefficient meetings http://weekdone.com
  • 11. WEAPON OF CHOICE Is simultaneously working on his/her laptop and constantly checking his/her phone while pretending to listen THE MULTI- TASKER http://weekdone.com
  • 12. THE NIT PICKER WEAPON OF CHOICE Always points out a small irrelevant detail like a typo in the memo and is unable to see the bigger picture See how to stop inefficient meetings http://weekdone.com
  • 13. THE STALLER WEAPON OF CHOICE Asks another question just when everybody is about to leave http://weekdone.com
  • 14. WEEKDONE HAS DECLARED WAR ON INEFFICIENT TEAM MEETINGS. Help us stop these meeting killers by preparing and tracking your meetings. See how you can reclaim your time and reinvent staff meetings THE SOLUTION TEAMMEETING.CO http://weekdone.com
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