Comments on: On Meetings

By: Scott Leslie

Scott Leslie — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

I never knew you were a nurse in a past life. It explains so much Just kidding.

By: D'Arcy Norman

D'Arcy Norman — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

I wasn’t a nurse, but I sure was close… By the time I finished programming the Nasotracheal Tube CD-ROM, I’m pretty sure I could have put one in… The bed sores CD we did was a bit more nasty, though…

By: Cole Camplese

Cole Camplese — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

You get promoted? In higher ed, getting promoted always means more time in the conference room. At any rate, enjoy the quiet time … thank god for wifi! Forget a category for rants and put one in for “Meeting Thoughts” … watch comedy ensue. I spend about 80% of my time taking part in meetings on campus (read taking part as “resting”) … I hope my Dean doesn’t read your blog Have fun–>

By: D'Arcy Norman

D'Arcy Norman — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Not a promotion – I’m just filling in… And I can’t really “rest” because most of what’s going through my head during meetings is all of the actual work that I could be doing

By: Rosey Posey

Rosey Posey — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

So how are things at the LC now? Sorry to hear about your long meetings though… maybe you can take a page from the eXtreme Programming method and hide all the chairs in the room, forcing it to be a stand-up meeting. That way long meetings become increasingly uncomfortable, hopefully pusing people to adjourn quicker. Or you could go the other way – replace chairs with bean bags so that at least if it’s a long meeting you can steal a quick snooze.

By: D'Arcy Norman

D'Arcy Norman — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

If the meetings were all internal, that would be great. Perhaps have a “who can drink the most water?” contest about an hour before the meeting, too, so there are pending pressing things to be taken care of outside of the meeting