All the ways of getting lost in meetings

A perfectly planned meeting is great. We line up the agenda items, and appoint someone responsible — the meeting is a walk in the park.

But some things we can’t plan. Because not everything is predictable. We might hear a report and discover a big issue. We might want to make a decision but get stuck in the middle.

Then, we find ourselves in a detour. The hardest situations are when we can’t know whether a detour will be worth it. For example, if we’re brainstorming ways to save money, and someone has an idea for a new revenue stream. Is that the magic solution or a distraction?

In those cases, we need to decide together what path we might take. Which risks are we willing to take?

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