Define: "Pre-Meeting" in Business
High risk of unnecessary meetings
"Decline the invite with 'Conflict: Working on the actual deliverableDeliverableThe PowerPoint deck we will present to prove we actually did work this week.'. Let them script their own fiction."
A preliminary gathering to align on strategy before a formal engagement.
What does "Pre-Meeting" actually mean?
"The tragic, soul-crushing practice of scheduling a mandatory 30-minute call to rehearse exactly what lies will be told during the actual 60-minute call."
"Let's schedule a quick pre-meeting to ensure we are aligned on the talking points."
"I have a pre-meeting to prepare for the CAB meeting, which itself is just a precursor to the post-mortemPost-MortemA solemn post-incident trial where cross-functional teams gather to pretend they care about systemic fixes while quietly hunting for a scapegoat. meeting."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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