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DOES YOUR NONPROFIT MEETING HAVE "SUCK POTENTIAL"?

an exploration of anti-meeting sentiment in the blogosphere Happiness runs in a circular motion/ thought is just a little boat upon the sea/ everybody is a part of everything anyway/ you can have it all if you let yourself be. Donovan , 1969 Happiness. Work Meetings. What do these two have in common? If you answered "nothing", you are not alone. To find like-minded individuals, Google "I hate meetings" for 12,000 hits (make sure to type the "quotes" or you'll get ten zillion hits)! With that, it's time to announce my latest del.icio.us tag: IHateMeetings Matt Raible in his April, 2006 post " Tips for Productivity and Happiness and Work " offers the following advice: Avoid meetings at all costs. Find a way to walk out of meetings that are unproductive, don't concern you, or spiral into two co-workers bitching at each other. While meetings in general are a waste of time, some are worse than others. Establish your policy of w