David Grady: How to save the world (or at least yourself) from bad meetings
ديفيد قرادي: كيف تنقذ العالم ( على الأقل عالمك ) من الاجتماعات السيئة
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recognize from down the hall,
من نفس الطابق
about why he took your chair
أخذه لكرسيك
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,
وأنت في مكتبك ،
up in your calendar.
اجتماع على جدولك .
kind of know from down the hall,
من نفس الطابق ،
project that you heard a little bit about.
التي سمعت عنها القليل فقط .
you were invited to the meeting.
دعوتك لحضور الاجتماع .
meeting invitation, and you go.
لحضور الاجتماع ، وذهبت .
unproductive session is over,
الغير مثمرة ،
desk and you say,
very nice people,
more valuable than office furniture.
أكثر من مجرد أثاث المكتب
of a global epidemic
known as MAS:
Mindless Accept Syndrome
the minute it pops up in your calendar.
على جدولك .
click, bing — it's in your calendar,
وهاهو على جدولك أعمالك ،
for a meeting." (Laughter)
على الاجتماع . " ( ضحك )
the success of any enterprise.
really positive, actionable results.
نتائج إيجابية وفعالة .
over the last few years.
بشكل جذري .
other guy can't run a good meeting,
غير قادر على إدارة اجتماع جيد ،
Mindless Accept Syndrome,
القبول الطائش ،
that MAS is a global epidemic.
أن المقط وباء عالمي .
on Youtube, and in the video,
على اليوتيوب ، مثلت فيه
conference call you've ever been on.
التي مررتم بها .
hate about really bad meetings.
نكرهها حقاً عن الإجتماعات السيئة .
no idea how to run the meeting.
أية فكرة عن كيفية إدارة الإجتماع .
have no idea why they're there.
فكرة عن سبب تواجدهم هناك
into this collaborative train wreck.
إلى سلسلة حطام تعاوني
agreement on a very important proposal.
على اقتراح هام .
joining us today, great.
معنا اليوم ، رائع .
on the call we'd like to get through,
على الهاتف نرغب بتجاوزهم ،
agreement on a very important proposal.
في موضوع هام جداً .
to me, too.
thousands of views every month.
آلاف المشاهدات كل شهر .
companies in the world,
في العالم ،
heard of but I won't name,
this video in their new-hire training
في تدريب الموظفين الجدد
not to run a meeting at their company.
لا يديرون اجتماع في شركتهم .
being used by all these companies —
تستخدمها تلك الشركات ،
a global problem with meetings,
مشكلة عالمية مع الإجتماعات ،
retirement or death, sigh."
إلى أن أتقاعد أو أموت ، تأوه . "
all of these comments online
التعليقات على الإنترنت
that we are powerless
بأننا عديمي الحيلة
than go to meetings
حضورنا للإجتماعات
poorly run meetings
الإجتماعات العقيم
not powerless at all.
عديمي الحيلة
is right here in our hands.
هو هنا بين أيدينا .
high school Spanish,
لغتي الإسبانية في الثانوية
"Enough already, make it stop!"
يجعله يتوقف ! "
works. It's very simple.
أنه بسيط للغاية .
get a meeting invitation
التي تأتيك دعوة للإجتماع
of information in it at all,
من المعلومات أبداً ،
that's why it's there.
ذلك سبب وجوده أصلاً .
is there for you not to accept immediately.
يجعلك لا تقبل مباشرة .
who asked you to the meeting.
صاحب الدعوة للإجتماع .
to support their work,
of the meeting is,
how you can help them achieve their goal.
مساعدتهم في تحقيق هدفهم .
a little bit more thoughtful
meeting invitations.
decisions about accepting it.
sending out agendas. Imagine!
الأجندات ، تخيلوا !
with 12 people to talk about a status
مع 12 شخص للتحدث عن أمر
email and get it done with.
عن طريق البريد الإلكتروني .
behavior because you changed yours.
لأنك قمت أنت بتغيير سلوكك .
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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