Say you have a conference call scheduled with geographically dispersed parties. You decide to email the multiple documents needed for the meeting 2 minutes before it begins.
Don't assume:
- I'm in my office.
- I have a clue why this meeting with no agenda is being held.
- The meeting before this didn't put me behind schedule.
- You have my undivided attention, especially when things are frantic.
- There's a computer in front of me - with current versions of the necessary software.
- If there is a computer, it's functioning properly.
- Your email is the most important thing I'm dealing with right now.
- There's time for me to print the documents.
- Someone's available to print and retrieve the documents if I'm running behind.
- You won't be sitting around waiting for me to open / save / print / retrieve documents that could have been handled more efficiently with adequate prep time.
So manage the situation, make sure we have the information, and are setup for strategic thinking and productive work.
Stop playing the "we don't want you to look at the documents ahead of time" game. Please. - Mike Brown
2 comments:
Agree wholeheartedly, but what makes that a "mini-rant" vs. just a rant?
"Mini-rant"? Strictly personal opinion. After writing it, it seemed smallish and with too little invective to qualify as a full rant.
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