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It explored meetings within organizations and communities and presented the view that meetings are not just a means to an end but often become the defining characteristic of organizations themselves.
In 1989, Schwarzman published a book called The Meeting, Gatherings in Organizations and Communities.
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It explored meetings within organizations and communities and presented the view that meetings are not just a means to an end but often become the defining characteristic of organizations themselves.
In 1989, Schwarzman published a book called The Meeting, Gatherings in Organizations and Communities.
I would say that meetings are the organization, which is to say that instead of having the meeting as a place to solve problems, we need to have problems and crises and decisions to produce meetings.
Episode: 389. How to Make Meetings Less Terrible
It was published in 1989 and discussed how meetings are often the core of organizational structure, rather than a means to solve problems, and how often problems are created in order to justify holding meetings.
In 1989, Schwartzman published a book called The Meeting, Gatherings in Organizations and Communities.
I would say that meetings are the organization, which is to say that instead of having the meeting as a place to solve problems, we need to have problems and crises. And decisions to produce meetings.