Meet the Meeting Killers

Written by Pat's Papers | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 8:02 AM

Meet the meeting killers. The Wall Street Journal identifies personalities that do more than impede a meeting’s progress—they kill it. First, there’s the Jokester, who’s crime is “assault with a deadly punch line.” But Jokesters pale in comparison to the Quiet Plotter, who “practices passive-aggressive insubordination” by saying nothing during the meeting and then later undermines everything that was decided. The Journal also has some helpful tips for how to deal with each personality you encounter in the bored room.

SOURCE: Wall Street Journal

Tracker Pixel for Entry

blog comments powered by Disqus

Enter address below to get the morning headlines in your inbox (more details)

New on the Blog

What if ‘In the Papers’ Became ‘In the Women’s Magazines?’

Ali Wentworth asked Pat to do a NY1-style summary of some headlines from Cosmo and Self magazines during their Q and A.

Favorites

U.S. Newspapers

International Newspapers

News

© 2013 - Newspat LLC - All Rights Reserved Pat's Papers is a review of content published in print and online by major news organizations.
Links to stories are provided to enable you to read the complete story and determine its accuracy.
Newspat LLC is not affiliated with the publishers of stories mentioned on Pat's Papers.
Site design and development by Hop Studios
Privacy Policy

New FTC guidelines mandate that we disclose seemingly obvious advertising relationships.
The advertisements on the site are, in fact, advertisements. Sometimes we are compensated simply for displaying an ad. Other times we are paid "per click" or receive
a commission if you make a purchase from the advertiser. We do not accept payment for content and do not choose content based on advertiser relationships,
but in cases when a story mentions a specific product we may post an adjacent Amazon.com link or other affiliate link that offers us a commission.

myspace visitor counter