tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post5299401566226904922..comments2024-03-29T05:18:41.556-04:00Comments on The AC is On: The Agony of MeetingsAnvilcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-14388906710331697982022-12-04T20:36:52.819-05:002022-12-04T20:36:52.819-05:00Wow! You and Red were the bosses. I was just a fir...Wow! You and Red were the bosses. I was just a first grade teacher, BUT actually I enjoyed the meetings because I could see all the other teachers and hear their views on things.<br /><br />Every time I think of those meetings, I remember when we were sitting close to the massive windows when we could hear what sounded like a tornado coming because it was blowing so hard. My group of teacher friends decided to move to the other side of the room. As we settled down in our new seats the huge window came crashing down just where we were sitting. You see, meetings can be exciting.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-78040276010431473552022-12-04T08:13:00.985-05:002022-12-04T08:13:00.985-05:00At the elementary level, we'd only have full s...At the elementary level, we'd only have full staff meetings. They were exactly as you suggested, they come up with a new idea and we'd have to buy in. They'd change it in a month. Then there was Whole Language!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-65060944707582308922022-12-04T05:44:14.265-05:002022-12-04T05:44:14.265-05:00Work meetings - mostly pointless, too long and rep...Work meetings - mostly pointless, too long and repetitive. Lots discussed, little actioned upon. I can't stand them. Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-33401162812344892122022-12-03T20:48:57.200-05:002022-12-03T20:48:57.200-05:00I so agree. Years ago I taught at a prep school wh...I so agree. Years ago I taught at a prep school where meetings stretched into the wee hours at grading time as we went pupil by pupil through the entire school, discussing their grades and virtues and vices. There were delightful moments interspersed with mind-numbing tedium. Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-78183692499404108792022-12-03T20:14:36.951-05:002022-12-03T20:14:36.951-05:00Depends what the meeting is about. Meeting I don&#...Depends what the meeting is about. Meeting I don't like them to drag out. On my job we only have meeting twice a year. Anything else a memo is send though the mail.<br />Coffee is on and stay safepeppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-12271248450499135652022-12-03T18:53:45.956-05:002022-12-03T18:53:45.956-05:00I heartily agree! Having sat through far too many...I heartily agree! Having sat through far too many meetings and run many others, I've retired with a view to avoiding meetings as much as possible!The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-18936107826402298962022-12-03T16:30:44.926-05:002022-12-03T16:30:44.926-05:00Even though I am an extrovert and retired for many...Even though I am an extrovert and retired for many years, I disliked meetings. They were often time wasters and not much else but a way for the leader to wax on about ... whatever. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-6161654084205319522022-12-03T16:13:35.489-05:002022-12-03T16:13:35.489-05:00What keeps the society going is having middle mana...What keeps the society going is having middle management working as buffers and tools of balancing factions. These middle managers often have zero skills but resort to shame shifting and tactics to annoy people making reactionary mistakes. It is just a game. "Play the game" is always the tips from my predecessor mentors. I am totally out of these institutions now. Life is betterroentarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935487193733829245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-50903962963086574242022-12-03T14:08:52.469-05:002022-12-03T14:08:52.469-05:00I still remember, with mixed horror and amusement,...I still remember, with mixed horror and amusement, a staff meeting where I dozed off and my head slipped off my hand, causing a loud thump.<br />If I have to call an in-person meeting, it stops after 40 minutes. No exceptions.<br />And I am as extroverted as they come, I think. Time is precious. Meetings mostly waste it.MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-86942345631234864032022-12-03T13:30:13.558-05:002022-12-03T13:30:13.558-05:00I don't remember a lot of department meetings....I don't remember a lot of department meetings. I had my time as department head and most times we spent putting together a language arts program for the whole school. The nitty gritty stuff happened at staff meetings. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-90564347397642775242022-12-03T12:31:37.605-05:002022-12-03T12:31:37.605-05:00Our department meetings were once a month, usually...Our department meetings were once a month, usually short and there were always treats. So I enjoyed them, mostly! The issue with memos or emails is that many teachers (I could name names in my own department) didn't bother to read them. Don't get me started on professional development days/half-days though. What a colossal waste of time! Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-5139191814218483492022-12-03T10:21:05.730-05:002022-12-03T10:21:05.730-05:00It's rare that a meeting is well led. It real...It's rare that a meeting is well led. It really bothers me when they're not and the person in charge can't keep the meeting on topic.<br />I was the chair pf the pastor search committee at my last church in MD. I made sure that we started on time, stuck to the agenda and finished on time. It went very well as a result. I'm on a committee now at a church here in NH and despite the agenda we don't start on time or keep to the agenda. I keep the minutes but have no control over the wandering meeting.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-30584638345948167422022-12-03T09:34:28.812-05:002022-12-03T09:34:28.812-05:00The meetings are the things I missed least when I ...The meetings are the things I missed least when I retired. So many unnecessary oneS!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-27047188800190708502022-12-03T09:27:02.255-05:002022-12-03T09:27:02.255-05:00Meetings are relatively rare for me.Meetings are relatively rare for me.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-59157862097263906052022-12-03T08:34:39.429-05:002022-12-03T08:34:39.429-05:00I've signed up to a new group (for me) that me...I've signed up to a new group (for me) that meets weekly...for 2 hours. It's never enough time. These are busy people who all want to accomplish something (nobody is being paid) and we have time scheduled to do tasks and discussions that need to happen. I'm excited by the energy there. They've been meeting for 10 months, and still have this energy happening. At other meetings I don't feel this way, I must admit. I will keep considering how this fast moving energized group is focused and accomplishing things.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-15527732127765222432022-12-03T08:33:51.674-05:002022-12-03T08:33:51.674-05:00Perhaps that is why my schoolboard meetings always...Perhaps that is why my schoolboard meetings always annoy me. There is about 15 minutes of actual productive discussion and then 90 minutes of giving example upon example of why that particular board member feels the way they do with the topic at hand. I have wanted to propose rules like they have in our U.S. Congress where each member only has an allotted few minutes to talk on the subject and then we vote.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-41965169978572054882022-12-03T08:06:06.126-05:002022-12-03T08:06:06.126-05:00Netting’s can be a necessary evil but efficiency i...Netting’s can be a necessary evil but efficiency is the key!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-59910308854008497742022-12-03T07:18:37.519-05:002022-12-03T07:18:37.519-05:00I think a lot of meetings are just to emphasize th...I think a lot of meetings are just to emphasize the importance of the manager calling them. But I did have brief regular meetings with juniors just to support them and encourage. Mainly they were got your back brief events. Also I needed to know what they were up to, I mean accomplishing.Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.com