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Death By Meeting
by Patrick Lencioni
Review by David Mundt 

Death By Meeting is Patrick Lencioni’s fourth book and it focuses on what many consider to be a necessary evil in any business: meetings; boring meetings, to be specific. Casey McDaniel, the founder and CEO of Yip Software and Will Peterson, a temporary assistant, are the two main characters in the story. The weekly staff meeting has become unbearable and unproductive; a meeting that even Casey’s key staff is seeking to avoid. And Yip Software is in danger of losing its competitive edge. Casey is bewildered until Will, a temporary assistant, begins to analyze the situation more closely.

Like his other books, this book is written as a leadership fable; a story that illustrates the very points he wants to make (and for those who don’t enjoy the story, the lessons are explained in a more didactic format at the end of the book). Using lessons learned from the media industry, Lencioni provides simple yet effective answers to the problem of boring, unproductive meetings. One word of caution: Lencioni’s characters are not Christ-followers and, at times, their language is coarse

The solutions provided in this book are as innovative as they are fruitful. It will take some effort to sort through which of his ideas are transferable to your situation, but it will be time and energy well-spent. If your job requires you to attend or lead meetings regularly, I would strongly recommend this book. 

Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN-13: 9780787968052
Price: $22.95

 

 

 

 

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