Terrence, the communications director of a health services company, grumbles about all the meetings he attends. Yet when the senior management team made a decision on his turf, Terrence was furious about not being invited to the meeting at which the matter was discussed. His behavior is not as inconsistent as it may first appear. Terrence’s problem with meetings is twofold: (1) most he attends are inefficient, unfocused time drains, and (2) meetings at his organization are not always handled with sufficient care to ensure that the right players are there.
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