A Seat at the Table

No doubt you attend more meetings than you probably care to. And no doubt, many of those meetings aren't the best use of your time. So to suggest that there are some meetings that you'd actually want to attend must seem pretty absurd. But it's not.

There are four types of meetings:

(1) the kind you attend that aren't worth your time (most?);
(2) the kind you attend and are glad you do;
(3) the kind you don't and are glad you don't (many); and
(4) the type you don't attend but would really like to.

It's this last category that's worth another look.

What meetings are these? What would you have to offer if you did attend? Who needs to know that? How would attending help you in your work? etc.

Simpy put, sometimes you have to ask if you want to have a seat at the table.