Unpleasant Necessity

A meeting is an inefficient way of obtaining information as compared to written material. So I have always disliked presiding at meetings, as that requires showing up early and staying to the end, no matter how boring or wasting of time.

On the other hand, a leader must attend frequent meetings and be a fine listener in order to be a successful leader. We no longer live in a world in which a leader can simply issue commands from on high and hope to be successful.

The talent of a good chief is in knowing how to balance these two imperatives.