ZoroasterJan 28, 2023
Dare Obasanjo

The problem with getting rid of meetings is that informal communication patterns between key people becomes a form of hierarchy. So people feel out of the loop and want meetings as a way to stay informed.

This is where a culture of documentation and internal communication is key

Jan 27, 2023 at 4:44pmWeb
Show threadRichardOntarioJan 27, 2023
@carnage4life Are you saying everyone needs to be in “the loop”? I’m of the thinking that if there’s nothing to say, don’t have a meeting (which seems to be the norm). I don’t know if meetings aren’t just a power ploy anyways
Show threadJust "James" | NothingJan 27, 2023
@RADC
I interpret what
@carnage4life is saying as: meetings are a symptom of lack of, or bad, documentation and/or internal documentation (which I think is an excellent point). Not that meetings are a good way to communicate
Show threadRichardOntarioJan 27, 2023
@MaybeJustJames @carnage4life Thanks for your insight James Much appreciated. I’m also seasoned enough to know an effective manager will tailor communications in such a way that is effective to each singular underling since no two people digest information the same way A manager adapts to each, not the other way around In my humble opinion
Show threadDamiJan 27, 2023
@carnage4life IME a whole lot of meetings could be better done as an email that's just a bulleted list. The ones that are truly useful are things like "let's collect all the learnings from the process we just completed so it's faster and easier the next time we do it".
Show threadJeff AtwoodJan 27, 2023
@carnage4life aaaand that's why Discourse insists everything is a topic, in writing, in paragraph form.. (thought we did add fast-lane chat to complement this process)
Show threadJulian ElveJan 27, 2023
@carnage4life and a culture of doing the work in the <insert name of preferred collaboration tool>, and narrating the stuff that is out of sight
Show threadCarlos VargasJan 28, 2023
@carnage4life the “problem” now becomes finding the time to read all the documentation 😅