tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post110874754973001400..comments2014-08-25T12:23:06.030-05:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Meetings, How to have effectiveJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1127326212512662412005-09-21T13:10:00.000-05:002005-09-21T13:10:00.000-05:00Forget effective, try bearable. Here's a tidbit f...Forget effective, try bearable. Here's a tidbit from our library's sordid past... In response to the Head Librarian's meeting-happy policies, coworkers created staff-meeting-bingo cards filled with said librarians most repeated words or phrases. Why not try this one yourself? It makes an otherwise mindnumbing situation more enjoyable, and also provides incentive to actually pay attention.ericdbernasekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106979759169233690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1116275597896839742005-05-16T15:33:00.000-05:002005-05-16T15:33:00.000-05:00One or more hours before the meeting, draw straws ...One or more hours before the meeting, draw straws to see which staff people will be stuck going, and which lucky one stays behind to man the service desk.<BR/><BR/>After the meeting, hold another meeting to update the staff member(s) who didn't go.<BR/><BR/>One or more days later, hold another meeting to update the librarian on the happenings at the staff meeting, and for the librarian to update lorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020189871887541663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-1111154462808155152005-03-18T08:01:00.000-06:002005-03-18T08:01:00.000-06:00Just another tip for making meetings more effectiv...Just another tip for making meetings more effective, and for making yourself more popular with your co-workers as well. At meetings, pick a certain person and automatically contradict everything he says. In the course of your contradiction, be sure to exaggerate the original statement first. Here's an example: Suppose a colleague says, "Maybe we should invite Professor Smith to our next Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com
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