David Grady: How to save the world (or at least yourself) from bad meetings
דייויד גריידי: איך להציל את העולם (או לפחות את עצמכם) מפגישות גרועות
David Grady is on a crusade to help you take back your calendar. Full bio
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recognize from down the hall,
מזהים מהמשך המסדרון,
about why he took your chair
ללמה הוא לקח לכם את הכיסא
that are out there.
that you might need your chair
it. You'd make a stink.
back to his cubicle
and you're at the office,
יום שלישי בבוקר ואתם במשרד,
up in your calendar.
kind of know from down the hall,
מכירים במורד המזדרון,
project that you heard a little bit about.
ששמעתם מעט עליו.
you were invited to the meeting.
meeting invitation, and you go.
unproductive session is over,
desk and you say,
את השעתיים האלו חזרה,
very nice people,
more valuable than office furniture.
הרבה יותר גדול מרהיטי משרד.
of a global epidemic
known as MAS:
Mindless Accept Syndrome
the minute it pops up in your calendar.
ברגע שהן קופצות ביומן.
click, bing — it's in your calendar,
בינג -- זה ביומן שלכם,
for a meeting." (Laughter)
the success of any enterprise.
really positive, actionable results.
לתוצאות ממש חיוביות שמובילות לפעולות.
over the last few years.
other guy can't run a good meeting,
לא יכול לנהל פגישות טובות,
Mindless Accept Syndrome,
that MAS is a global epidemic.
ש MAS הוא תופעה עולמית.
on Youtube, and in the video,
העלתי סרטון ליוטיוב, ובסרטון,
conference call you've ever been on.
ממש גרועה שאי פעם הייתם בה.
hate about really bad meetings.
שונאים בפגישות ממש גרועות.
no idea how to run the meeting.
have no idea why they're there.
into this collaborative train wreck.
לתאונת רכבת שיתופית.
agreement on a very important proposal.
להסכמה על הצעה מאוד חשובה.
joining us today, great.
on the call we'd like to get through,
על השיחה שהיינו רוצים לעבור,
agreement on a very important proposal.
להסכמה על הצעה מאוד חשובה.
to me, too.
thousands of views every month.
הוא עדיין מקבל אלפי צפיות בחודש,
companies in the world,
heard of but I won't name,
this video in their new-hire training
בסרטון בהדרכת עובדים חדשים
not to run a meeting at their company.
איך לא לנהל פדישות בחברה שלהם.
being used by all these companies —
a global problem with meetings,
בעיה עולמית עם פגישות,
retirement or death, sigh."
עד הפרישה או המוות, אנחה."
all of these comments online
that we are powerless
than go to meetings
poorly run meetings
המנוהלות בצורה גרועה
not powerless at all.
is right here in our hands.
high school Spanish,
"Enough already, make it stop!"
תגרמו לזה להפסיק!"
works. It's very simple.
get a meeting invitation
of information in it at all,
that's why it's there.
is there for you not to accept immediately.
שיש שם כדי לא להסכים מיידית.
who asked you to the meeting.
to support their work,
לתמוך בעבודה שלהם,
of the meeting is,
how you can help them achieve their goal.
אתם יכולים לעזור להם להשיג את המטרה שלהם.
a little bit more thoughtful
meeting invitations.
decisions about accepting it.
יותר מושכלות בנוגע ללקבל אותן.
sending out agendas. Imagine!
לשלוח אג'נדות. דמיינו!
with 12 people to talk about a status
עם 12 אנשים כדי לדבר על מצב
email and get it done with.
לשלוח אימייל מהיר ולסיים עם זה.
behavior because you changed yours.
את ההתנהגות שלהם בגלל ששיניתם את שלכם.
your chair back, too. (Laughter)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
David Grady - Information security managerDavid Grady is on a crusade to help you take back your calendar.
Why you should listen
David Grady is an information security manager who believes that strong communication skills are a necessity in today’s global economy. He has been a print journalist, a “PR guy” and a website producer, and has ghostwritten speeches and magazine articles for Fortune 500 company executives. A mid-life career change brought him into the world of information risk management, where every day he uses his communications experience to transform complex problems into understandable challenges.
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