Not a meeting – a ceremony 🥴
The worst communication antipattern I’ve ever seen?
A daily (or weekly) “sync” where 7–10 people go around reporting to the manager. One by one.
Everyone else? Daydreaming.
Zoom crowd? Writing emails. Scrolling LinkedIn.
Occasionally, someone tries to justify their presence and sparks a side discussion.
Guess what – it derails the meeting and helps no one.
In 99.9% of cases, these meetings end late a and have zero results.
How do you spot this waste of time?
Easy:
– Look at the faces. If most are bored? It’s a ceremony.
– If the only one getting value is the manager? It’s a ceremony.
– More than six people? No way it’ll be efficient. It’s a ceremony.
Why this happens? Because it’s easier for the manager to have everyone in the same room or call, it removes the responsibility to held and be on time in seven different 1:1s, and sometimes it makes them feel important. The result? Frustration, loss of initiative (Google
Why Group Brainstorming Is a Waste of Time
), no job is done.
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