Paradox of Meetings
As part of our professional lives, we have submitted to endure the drudgery of business meetings. Patrick Lencioni, in his fable “Death by Meeting”, argues for the need to rethink on the effectiveness of meetings and recommends a process for organizations to benefit from the group swing. This paper expounds and extends Lencioni’s proposition based on my exposure to India’s business culture. The Paradox of Meetings There are two realities associated with business meetings. First - that they are a necessary evil of organizational life. Second - that they are tedious and unproductive. Business meetings, nevertheless, are a reflection of the leadership team and representative of the gap between potential and actual performance. Death By Meeting As I sat through many monthly review meetings with senior management teams across companies, I constantly pondered what strategy would emerge from the directionless discuss...