Death by Meeting : A Leadership Fable
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Overview
Bestselling author Patrick Lencioni’s three previous business fables have sold nearly 350,000 copies. His latest takes on the most dreaded company activity...meetings—why we hate them, why we shouldn’t, and how to make them great
The thought of meetings makes most business people miserable, but they’re a critical and unavoidable part of what we do. Through fictional narrative, modeling, and practical solutions, Lencioni shows how to turn meetings from painful and tedious to productive, compelling, and even energizing. The story follows an executive who finds his job on the line and his future dependent on his ability to dramatically improve his disastrous meetings. An irreverent graduate student comes into the picture with fresh ideas and a new perspective to help the executive turn things around. This engrossing and concise audiobook will help improve morale, effectiveness, and the bottom-line at the office.
The thought of meetings makes most business people miserable, but they’re a critical and unavoidable part of what we do. Through fictional narrative, modeling, and practical solutions, Lencioni shows how to turn meetings from painful and tedious to productive, compelling, and even energizing. The story follows an executive who finds his job on the line and his future dependent on his ability to dramatically improve his disastrous meetings. An irreverent graduate student comes into the picture with fresh ideas and a new perspective to help the executive turn things around. This engrossing and concise audiobook will help improve morale, effectiveness, and the bottom-line at the office.
Reviews (7)
Boring Voice
Written by Kim Skouras on May 7th, 2008
- Book Rating: 3/5
This leadership fable was a bit unrealistic. It told a story of a kid with a medical condition that shouted out negative things during meetings about the lack of engagement and the lack of leadership. While they were true - the fable leads the reader to believe that the only reason this kid said what he said was because of a medical condition similar to terets - it never discusses professional maturity or productive meetings. At my company, we don't and can't discuss medical conditions openly. This book is not a good example of how we should really behave in order to produce productive meetings. In an optimal state, we should feel pretty confident in discussing things at meetings that don't always feel good -especially if we are in leadership roles, as these charachters were - that's where "the spark" comes in as Patrick puts it and the action begins. The story was so unrelatable to me, it lost me and I returned the book before finishing.
Death by Meeting
Written by Anonymous from Tampa, FL on March 15th, 2008
- Book Rating: 5/5
At first the structure of the story was hard to follow. I almost stopped listening to this one early. Except, I promised myself when I joined this club that I would give all books a chance. I'm glad I did. I found the techniques used by the author to be extremely clever and practical for this book. I commend him. An excellent teaching instrument that debunks the myth that meetings are a waste of time. A must read for any size business!
Death by Meeting
Written by Mellora Moore on July 14th, 2007
- Book Rating: 3/5
Entertaining book. Not for those looking for in depth information on meeting planning.
Interesting
Written by Anonymous on November 17th, 2006
- Book Rating: 4/5
Sometimes one idea gained makes the whle book worthwhile.
Death by Meeting
Written by Anonymous from Renton, WA on October 29th, 2006
- Book Rating: 4/5
At first I thought this was a really stupid book, but after listening to it for a bit, I started to realize the wisdom and information they were stating, in a very unique way. I would recommend you listening to it if you want to get some solid ideas on how to make your meetings better.
Death by Meeting
Written by Anonymous on December 13th, 2005
- Book Rating: 5/5
Great work at educating by telling a story. I enjoy mainly educational and non-fiction material, but the description of this audiobook had my attention. It actually taught principles through an imaginary organization (maybe derived from a real company?) of what most of us (in business) already are in tune with...meetings and meeting agendas. BORING, right? Not so fast. This book will have your attention from the moment you begin to relate to the characters in it. At the end, you really come out of it with a realistic sense of accomplishment. You may find yourself becoming part of the company in the story! Great piece and easy to understand.
Some Good Points
Written by Trina Fleming on November 7th, 2005
- Book Rating: 3/5
The book made some good points, but nothing I would recommend.