If you're not the one calling the meeting, then besides it not being your
problem, folks are just not going to listen to you - unless you get to edit
their paycheck as a consequence... Maybe you could forward Bill's suggestion
to the convener, along with those of others that you think would work in
this situation.
Unless you call the meeting, I don't think folks will take your protests
seriously, and the forwarding links to cute/funny clips may not really help.
edwin
On 8/1/07, Kevin McLauchlan <kmclauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com> wrote:
>
>
> Hey again.
>
> I got a few suggestions, both off-list and on, but everyone seems to have
> missed that it was not me calling the meetings. It was a project manager,
> trying to keep everybody informed about the status and upcoming
> actions/requirements (from each department) for all the product release
> schedules she's overseeing - and also to get everybody's input regarding
> problems, schedule-changing resource or timing problems, etc.
>
> I was just one of the loyal few who sat our bums in seats and waited each
> time, until we had to give up and re-re-re-schedule. Most of the invitees
> are managers or designees (it is vacation time...), and several did have
> other commitments, some of which cropped up at the last minute... all the
> usual forgiveable reasons/excuses, but only when taken individually. When
> they occurred simultaneously for several people, who were necessary to the
> proceedings, the proceedings couldn't proceed.
>
> Anyway, one of the truants (a Product Manager) sent around a note
> chastising
> everyone including himself, while recognizing/highlighting the value that
> the particular meeting brings to us all. I replied by sending the link to
> the "Herding Cats" commercial from EDS (thanks, Susan).
>
> We'll see.
>
> Kevin
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