Always Postpone Meetings with Time-wasting Morons
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Adams advises postponing meetings when participants are wasteful of time.
- In plain terms
- Delay meetings with people who waste time.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect your schedule from time-wasting colleagues.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is it appropriate to postpone a meeting?
- How can you keep meetings concise?
Another view
Avoiding meetings may can collaboration and information sharing.
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