Jeff Ream Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 5 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said: I really hope that somewhere in DCI they are keeping a list of the various things that need to be in place for a tour (however that is defined) and that the leadership has a realistic set of dates in place where various decisions have to be made. It is OK if they are not public with the details, but some kind of public reassurance that they are thinking about this would be go a long way to soothing the membership & fan base. Is there going to be some kind of a Jan 2021 annual meeting (if not live (admittedly unlikely) at least on Zoom)? there's constant meetings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilsonStaff Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 DCI having constant meetings? Consistency must not be their thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 21 hours ago, Jeff Ream said: there's constant meetings A veritable never-ending Zoom session I suppose (been on a few myself) But are they actually making decisions? Or is it a moan-fest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 47 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said: A veritable never-ending Zoom session I suppose (been on a few myself) But are they actually making decisions? Or is it a moan-fest? Sound like project meetings I’ve been on: “ahhhhhh anything new today? No? Ahhhhhh? Check in next week” click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 hour ago, IllianaLancerContra said: A veritable never-ending Zoom session I suppose (been on a few myself) But are they actually making decisions? Or is it a moan-fest? it's a lets throw #### against the wall and see if we can make any stick kind of thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said: it's a lets throw #### against the wall and see if we can make any stick kind of thing A past boss of mine, someone I worked with for 10 years, had the phrase "Meetings up - profits down." It has stuck with me since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Just now, Continental said: A past boss of mine, someone I worked with for 10 years, had the phrase "Meetings up - profits down." It has stuck with me since then. We started a new management technique years ago (since dropped). Everyone should know the “process” of what everyone else is doing. So lot of people talking to each other.. Finally started seeing signs “Lonely, want to meet new people, have nothing constructive to do? HAVE A MEETING” Management got the clue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said: We started a new management technique years ago (since dropped). Everyone should know the “process” of what everyone else is doing. So lot of people talking to each other.. Finally started seeing signs “Lonely, want to meet new people, have nothing constructive to do? HAVE A MEETING” Management got the clue... By chance was that new management technique influenced by Agile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 13 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said: We started a new management technique years ago (since dropped). Everyone should know the “process” of what everyone else is doing. So lot of people talking to each other.. Finally started seeing signs “Lonely, want to meet new people, have nothing constructive to do? HAVE A MEETING” Management got the clue... I'm sure I'm not alone in saying sometimes Management is required to attend so many meetings that they have no time to manage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, Continental said: By chance was that new management technique influenced by Agile? Had a new one every few years so possible. One time micromanage everything and next one just let the people do their thing. Worst was Lean Sigma(?) with different colored “belts” like karate. Blew our training budget for 2 years because “everyone” had to lean the new process. Didn’t help me code any better... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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