22. Turning meetings into rituals
Translated from the French original.
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I’m lucky enough to be involved in several associations.
For one of them, though, I have the feeling that most of my activity consists of sending out doodles to find meeting slots that work for every member of the board.
Indeed, all the board members are working professionals with busy diaries.
Yet the place their voluntary commitment occupies is not the same in their minds — and therefore in their schedules.
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For some, the association is the third pillar of their social life, alongside work and family.
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For others, it’s an activity on the margins of their work. It therefore has to fit into working time, after their work, without encroaching on their personal time. As you can imagine, the space is narrow. The available slots are most often short windows snatched from their lunch break.
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For others still, it’s the end of the day that’s accessible, between work and family activities.
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Finally, some — the fewest — are willing to find time in their diary whenever, evenings and weekends included.
No judgement here.
Everyone sees the world from their own doorstep, as my grandfather used to say.
Surprising as it may be, with hindsight, I realise I should have checked that the expectations of the various board members were compatible with a single meeting slot…
More broadly, for any project, it is critical to identify right from the launch a ritualised, protected slot where coordinating in synchronous mode is convenient for everyone.
So. When can we all get together?
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