Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Tricks to Liven up a Meeting

  1. Spill coffee on the conference table. Produce a little paper boat and sail it down the table.
  2. During a meeting, each time the boss makes an important point, (or at least one he/she seems to consider important), make a little noise like you are building up to an orgasm.
  3. Stand up and act indignant. Demand that the boss tell you the ''real'' reason this meeting has been called.
  4. Give a broad wink to someone else at the table. In time, wink at everyone. Sometimes shake your head just a little, as if to indicate that the speaker is slightly crazy and everybody knows it.
  5. Arrange to have a poorly-dressed young woman with an infant quietly enter the meeting, stare directly at the (male) speaker for a while, burst into tears, then leave the room.
  6. Bring a small mountain of computer printouts to the meeting. If possible, include some old-fashioned fanfold paper for dramatic effect. Every time the speaker makes a point, pretend to check it in one of the printouts. Pretend to find substantiating evidence there. Nod vigorously, and say "uh-huh, uh-huh!"
  7. Bring a hand puppet, preferably an animal. Ask it to clarify difficult points.
  8. When there is a call for questions, lean back in your chair, prop your feet up on the table, smile contentedly, and say, "Well, here''s the way I see it, J.B..." (or any other impressive-sounding initials that are not actually your boss''s.)
  9. Complain loudly that your neighbour won''t stop touching you. Demand that the boss make him/her stop doing it.
  10. Stay behind as everyone else, including the boss, leaves. Thank them for coming.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Working Together

Working Together

We work together
We work as one
Though there may be times
When we don't 'get on'
We may not always
See 'eye to eye'
And sometimes we feel
Like saying 'good-bye'
When this happens
We shouldn't lose heart
For of 'something greater'
We are all a part
Each one of us
Has a role to play
In making this
A brighter day
We work together
For the good of all
It's in our hearts
Where we feel the call
Gods love lives within
Every heart that shares
and every soul
that really cares
So whenever you feel
like going away
Just listen to your heart
For it wants you to stay.