Meeting mania 2004

摘要

"Meeting mania" has increased since it was first described 10 years ago. Scheduling software and PowerPoint presentations exacerbate the problem, and email has done nothing to reverse it. External facilitators, SWOT analysis, and flipcharts with coloured dots purport to reveal the mysteries of the universe. Organisations endlessly refine their mission statements and strategic plans, generating a whole new vocabulary. Meetings should be for interactions rather than presentations, could be scheduled for less than an hour, and could take place in corridors after lunch.