Silly introvert...the point of meetings is not to get work done, nor is it to generate ideas. It’s to energize the team members, build relationships
So not to produce any product beyond good feelings in extroverts and bad feelings in introverts?
and ensure that each person is on the same page and aware of the activities of other members.
The two people who need to be on the same page about any particular issue make it happen offline.
But it sounds like someone is drinking the corporate Kool Aid just like a good extrovert should.
I think more accurately, the point of most group meetings is to diffuse credit, responsibility, and accountability, while giving the illusion of effort and contribution to those providing neither.
You’re acting like extraverts get good feelings and introverts get bad feelings via simple contact with other people. It isn’t like that at all.
Extraverts get energized by external excitement and get bored or listless in the absence of it.
Introverts get energized by internal excitement, and get worn out when it gets blocked out for prolonged periods via attention-sapping external stimulation.
A meeting isn’t going to hurt introverts, any more than reading a book would hurt extraverts. Introverts also derive benefits from making connections with others, even if they do not necessarily enjoy the initial stages of social activity involved in forging those connections. It’s not like the introverts are being dragged into nightclubs or anything.
I agree with you about the diffusion of accountability thing though...that happens all the time and it is beyond irritating
Extraverts get energized by external excitement and get bored or listless in the absence of it.
Introverts get energized by internal excitement, and get worn out when it gets blocked out for prolonged periods via attention-sapping external stimulation.
So, extroverts get energized by interacting with a bunch of people, i.e., having a meeting, while introverts get worn out by “attention-sapping external stimulation”. Energized good, worn out bad.
So not to produce any product beyond good feelings in extroverts and bad feelings in introverts?
The two people who need to be on the same page about any particular issue make it happen offline.
But it sounds like someone is drinking the corporate Kool Aid just like a good extrovert should.
I think more accurately, the point of most group meetings is to diffuse credit, responsibility, and accountability, while giving the illusion of effort and contribution to those providing neither.
You’re acting like extraverts get good feelings and introverts get bad feelings via simple contact with other people. It isn’t like that at all.
Extraverts get energized by external excitement and get bored or listless in the absence of it.
Introverts get energized by internal excitement, and get worn out when it gets blocked out for prolonged periods via attention-sapping external stimulation.
A meeting isn’t going to hurt introverts, any more than reading a book would hurt extraverts. Introverts also derive benefits from making connections with others, even if they do not necessarily enjoy the initial stages of social activity involved in forging those connections. It’s not like the introverts are being dragged into nightclubs or anything.
I agree with you about the diffusion of accountability thing though...that happens all the time and it is beyond irritating
So, extroverts get energized by interacting with a bunch of people, i.e., having a meeting, while introverts get worn out by “attention-sapping external stimulation”. Energized good, worn out bad.