Are you stressed out over meetings at your job? Perhaps you can benefit from Chris Saly’s meeting framework. In an effort to make his schedule less stressful, he quantitatively analysed his meetings; he separated them into categories, assigned them a priority level, and determined how frequently they should occur. Whilst I recommend reading through all his suggests, one that stood out was “no more than 2.5 hours of meetings in the periods before or after lunch”. Read full article here
Culture
The Priest in the Arena
The phrase “man in the arena” has been popularized in recent years, but a lesser known, more dangerous archetype is the “priest in the arena”. This figure is responsible for a process called theocratic capture, where an institution surrenders to a cult demanding unaccountable authority, fueled by claims to privileged knowledge. These cults often target powerful institutions and attempt to monopolize conversations with scaremongering tactics and hostile treatment of allies. It is important to identify and stop theocratic capture before it can gain control. Read full article here
Merv
May 29, 2023
