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1、HowtoAttendaMeeting会议妙诀Toreallysucceedinabusinessororganization,itissometimeshelpfultoknowwhatyourjobis,andwhetheritinvolvesanyduties.Askamongyourcoworkers."Hi,"youshouldsay."I'manewemployee.Whatisthenameofmyjob?"Iftheyanswer"long-rangeplanner"or"lieutenantgovernor,"yo
2、uareprettymuchfreetoloungearoundanddocrosswordpuzzlesuntilretirement.Mostjobs,however,willrequiresomework.Therearetwomajorkindsofworkinmodernorganizations:Takingphonemessagesforpeoplewhoareinmeetings,and,goingtomeetings.Yourultimatecareerstrategywillbetogetajobinvolvin
3、gprimarilyNo.2,goingtomeetings,assoonaspossible,becausethat'swheretherealprestigeis.Itisallverywellandgoodtobeabletotakephonemessages,butyouarenevergoingtogetapositionofpower,apositionwhereyoucancostthousandsofpeopletheirjobswithasingleboneheaddecision,unlessyoulearnho
4、wtoattendmeetings.ThefirstmeetingeverwasheldwasbackintheMezzanineEra1.Inthosedays,Man'sjobwastoslayhispreyandbringithomeforWoman,whohadtofigureouthowtocookit.Theproblemwas,Manwasslowandbasicallynaked,whereasthepreyhadwarmfurandcouldrunlikeanantelope.(Infactitwasanantel
5、ope,onlynobodyknewthis.)Atlastsomeonesaid,"Maybeifwejustsatdownanddidsomebrainstorming,wecouldcomeupwithabetterwaytohuntourprey!"Itwentextremelywell,plusitwasmuchwarmersittinginacircle,sotheyagreedtomeetagainthenextday,andthenext.Butthewomenpointedoutthatthemenhadnotpr
6、oducedanything,andthehumanracewasprettymuchstarving.Themenagreedthatwasseriousandsaidtheywouldputitrightnearthetopoftheir"agenda".Atthispoint,thewomen,whowereprimitivebutnotstupid,startedeatingplants,andthusmodernagriculturewasborn.Itneverwouldhavehappenedwithoutmeetin
7、gs.Themodernbusinessmeeting,however,mightbetterbecomparedwithafuneral,inthesensethatyouhaveagatheringofpeoplewhoarewearinguncomfortableclothingandwouldratherbesomewhereelse.Themajordifferenceisthatmostfuneralshaveadefinitepurpose.Also,nothingisreallyeverburiedinameetin
8、g.Anideamaylookdead,butitwillalwaysreappearatanothermeetinglateron.Ifyouhaveeverseenthemovie,NightoftheLivingDead2,yo
