Comments on: Don’t dish the meeting, it’s a cheap call option http://www.marclehmann.net/2008/05/dont-dish-the-meeting-its-a-cheap-call-option/ are you playing the game or watching from the stands? Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:48:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Marc http://www.marclehmann.net/2008/05/dont-dish-the-meeting-its-a-cheap-call-option/#comment-117 Marc Fri, 02 May 2008 02:22:34 +0000 http://www.marclehmann.net/2008/05/dont-dish-the-meeting-its-a-cheap-call-option/#comment-117 email is a classic example, i'd forgotten all about that. i use a lot of smiley faces etc so people don't take things the wrong way. feels a bit childish sometimes but it's better than offending someone through an ambiguous statement. email is a classic example, i’d forgotten all about that. i use a lot of smiley faces etc so people don’t take things the wrong way. feels a bit childish sometimes but it’s better than offending someone through an ambiguous statement.

]]> By: Craig http://www.marclehmann.net/2008/05/dont-dish-the-meeting-its-a-cheap-call-option/#comment-116 Craig Fri, 02 May 2008 02:09:41 +0000 http://www.marclehmann.net/2008/05/dont-dish-the-meeting-its-a-cheap-call-option/#comment-116 Absolutely totally agree. I understand what the "time efficiency champions" are saying, and I really understand after a bad meeting!! However you are right when you say that you can't predict what the results will be every time. The amount of times that an idea or a direction change has occurred from talking with other people is amazing. Add into the equation the amount of times that email communication has turned sour - people either not reading the email properly or taking it in a way that it wasn't meant, you can come up with some very good reasons face to face is still the best. Absolutely totally agree. I understand what the “time efficiency champions” are saying, and I really understand after a bad meeting!! However you are right when you say that you can’t predict what the results will be every time. The amount of times that an idea or a direction change has occurred from talking with other people is amazing.

Add into the equation the amount of times that email communication has turned sour - people either not reading the email properly or taking it in a way that it wasn’t meant, you can come up with some very good reasons face to face is still the best.

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