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Your meeting needs cojon€s
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In some meetings, what you really need is… A proper fart. Yes. Loud. Wet. Smelly. “Con dos cojon€s.” Or with two balls. I’m talking about those meetings with no life and no soul. Boring. No agenda. No direction. “Update meetings”, they call them. They could at least give you popcorn. Or coffee. Or a shot of caffeinated life. I don’t know. Look. There are, at least, 5 things you simply cannot do in meetings. The first one is having more than two people at the table… Although I understand this is too much for many people’s brains to process. The second one is making the meeting short. With a very clear time. Very defined. And one you must not forget under any circumstances. Like Maradona’s goal against England. Same thing. You jump (with joy). And you leave. The third one is having a clear objective. Something specific you need to get out of that meeting. Not “aligning”. Not “catching up”. Not “sharing perspectives”. That’s corporate porn. An objective. The fourth one is that people need to look each other in the eyes. Death to PowerPoint. And death to phones on the table. Or under the table. Don’t think people are stupid and can’t see you. The fifth one is speaking in a language your 4-year-old child could understand. If you were fined $100 every time you pronounce a set of acronyms as if you had a wet rag in your mouth… Otro gallo cantarĂa. Things would be very different. And many more people would understand you. Agreements would arrive 10 times faster, by the way. And yes, yes… I know you’re laughing. Or maybe you think these 5 points are very “basic”. Well, let me tell you clearly. They are not. Because people who are theoretically super intelligent and experienced make stupid mistakes in very important meetings. Meetings where billions of dollars in contracts are at stake. Mistakes that destroy their authority. And make them lose more points than Madrid when they play without MbappĂ©. So if you still have doubts about how this can happen… If you still have doubts about how authority is lost in a room full of important people… You should watch the last lesson of The Room. It also covers 5 terrible mistakes in high table meetings. Link below. ​The Room​ PD 1: If you liked this email, don't keep it in secret and forward it to a friend. They will thank you enormously one day. PD 2: If somebody has sent you this email and you want to receive emails like this yourself, visit vicentevalencia.com PD 3: If you want unsubscribe, click the link below. |
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