Meetings

Many of us make fun of the country's philisophy's abbreviation : MIB = Meeting inda beranti (Never ending meetings), Meeting inda berhasil and more...

A lot of the time, people have meetings with the best of intentions. However, during the meeting, when you are not firm and stick to your agenda, the meeting often run amock discussing nothing but petty things!

I was once in a meeting with the big people, and i thought it would be good... I came with the "i can learn something from this" attitude but i was gravely disappointed. They were petty and we didn't even get past agenda 3!!! They can't even get past the issue of a "TYPO" mistake!!! Dont tell me they type 135 words per minutes without mistakes! Give me a break!!!

Other times, meetings are held for many reasons. They are often made to discuss an issue or several issues at a time, and offer some sort of compromise, information sharing or a heated discussion.

However, when ONE person is involved in MANY MANY (multiple) meetings and has to do MANY MANY things, often unable to carry out their own 'jobs' as a results is a counter-productive act! WHY do people multi-task? Shouldn't we be able to say 'NO' - but i suppose working in the government sector, there is no such things as "NO"!

I don't mind attending meeting - but only if it was handled well, expectations and tasks are met and people discuss and share information professionally. This is not wishful thinking... but something that can be carried out and SHOULD be carried out. I do not believe in having LONG discussions without any outcome, but a short meeting where people actually LISTEN, UNDERSTAND and SHARE and eventually come to a mutual conclusion.

What is stopping us, other than bad habits, poor attitude and unprofessionalism???