Meetings So Detailed, You'll Need A Flowchart To Remember

Example 1: The "Who-Is-On-First-Call-Is-Always-John" meeting

Attendees: 5 people, including John and Jane

Agenda: Introduction, Status Update, John's Report, Q&A, Conclusion

Decision Points: 12

Next: "The Meeting Where We Discuss The Meeting That Never Happened"

Attendees: John, Jane, Bob, Alice, Mike, and 2 more

Agenda: Icebreaker, Team-Building Exercises, Lunch Break, Presentation, Wrap-Up

Decision Points: 18 (yes, 18)

More: "The Meeting Where We Argue Over The Perfect Font For Our Report"

Attendees: Just John and Jane (because why bother with others?)

Agenda: Review, Discussion, Conclusion, More Review, More Discussion

Decision Points: 3 (because 2 wasn't enough)

Next: "The Meeting Where We Decide To Take A Long Break"

Attendees: The Entire Staff of 20 people (because we all have nothing better to do)

Agenda: Introduction, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Q&A, Conclusion, More Q&A, More Conclusion

Decision Points: 42 (because math)

And Finally: "The Meeting Where We All Just Agree To Agree"

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