6 People You Should Never Invite to A Meeting
- TMI Mike:Explains his work in detail in order to look important
- Social Sally: Treats each meeting as a social hour
- Nodding Nancy: Agrees with everything in order to leave sooner
- Nodding Nancy’s Cousin: Agrees with everything in order to avoid criticism. No one knows his name or his opinion.
- Harry Potter: Believes his cloak of invisibility hides his Blackberry (or needle point)
- Clock Challenged Cara: Avoids work by giving the impression that she will be unable to meet important deadlines (she arrives 15 minutes late to every meeting)
At least one of these people is stuffed inside each of you, fighting to find their way out (Sally is inside me).
But meetings are an opportunity to shine (i.e. build our personal brands). Unlike a conversation, meetings provide you the time to carefully craft your thoughts. Map out the “who”, “why”, “when” and “where” to your comment before speaking up.
Speaking of speaking up, who is missing from this list?
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