tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post5668522990326897226..comments2024-03-09T03:20:20.004-05:00Comments on Tenured Radical: Meetings: Which Ones Do You Go to? What Do You Do When You Are There?Tenured Radicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-15422817105633769732008-03-01T13:29:00.000-05:002008-03-01T13:29:00.000-05:00Dear anonymous,Perhaps I will shock you by answeri...Dear anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I will shock you by answering your question instead of deleting.<BR/><BR/>The answer is yes. As a chair, I would have to say that getting the whole group in a room and getting them to debate how to move forward on an issue is the only truly consultative way to work.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes we don't. And i would also say that running a good meeting is not a skill everyone has.<BR/><BR/>TRTenured Radicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-62672406196352680492008-02-29T22:43:00.000-05:002008-02-29T22:43:00.000-05:00Do you actually accomplish anything at these meeti...Do you actually accomplish anything at these meetings? Or is it just a "radical tenure" thing?<BR/><BR/>Never mind - just go ahead and delete...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-31756243288815526262008-02-29T12:18:00.000-05:002008-02-29T12:18:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, management where I work doesn't con...Unfortunately, management where I work doesn't consider knitting listening. I've been told, "You're at work. Act like it. No knitting."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-25536586595177903872008-02-28T13:40:00.000-05:002008-02-28T13:40:00.000-05:00the worst thing you can do in my department is get...the worst thing you can do in my department is get a reputation for being someone who is willing to attend meetings. it only gets you a headache, and as other people notice, many invitations to more meetings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-20176212012252080632008-02-28T10:01:00.000-05:002008-02-28T10:01:00.000-05:00As a long-suffering lawyer, it's good to learn tha...As a long-suffering lawyer, it's good to learn that academics like to play "Lawyer for a Day" when the subject of 'policy' arises in a department meeting. If you think that's bad, try changing policy in a law firm. Yow! Some colleagues will try to be both "Lawyer for a Day" and "Academic for a Day." Then there's the related phenomenon of the lawyer who tries to make an argument based on the dictates of 'policy' in a court hearing. Within seconds, all eyes will start to roll -- beginning with those of the presiding jurist. Policy therefore seems to be a non-starter in several circles.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for blogging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-52074083755778074302008-02-28T09:48:00.000-05:002008-02-28T09:48:00.000-05:00Sis, those who know me realize that Mme. Defarge i...Sis, those who know me realize that Mme. Defarge is in fact my alter ego... and sometimes, it's good to be threatening (gently, of course).Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-9541864381663267392008-02-27T23:59:00.000-05:002008-02-27T23:59:00.000-05:00I vote for fewer meetings and more parties in acad...I vote for fewer meetings and more parties in academia. They can fulfill the "community-cohesion-building" work of the department and you don't have to conceal the fact that you are drinking. <BR/><BR/><I>(as opposed to a useful meeting that would teach me how to read Lacan without my eyeballs rolling into my skull.)</I><BR/><BR/>Nope, that <I>is</I> the correct way to read him. You just need to give in more to the <I>jouissance</I> of it all. <BR/><BR/>And I'd be worried that knitting in a meeting would give me that Madame-Defarge-kind of look I'm trying to keep down.Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-45807258261406466472008-02-27T11:50:00.000-05:002008-02-27T11:50:00.000-05:00Gayprof:Come work for me. You will only have to g...Gayprof:<BR/><BR/>Come work for me. You will only have to go to one.<BR/><BR/>TRTenured Radicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-12509640373253745052008-02-27T11:43:00.000-05:002008-02-27T11:43:00.000-05:00Given that I am currently appointed to basically t...Given that I am currently appointed to basically three different programs, I go to too many meetings.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-89512205530970690102008-02-27T09:48:00.000-05:002008-02-27T09:48:00.000-05:00Well, I'm with you TR. But then, I'm also a prett...Well, I'm with you TR. But then, I'm also a pretty inveterate meeting goer. I recommend knitting: I'm not as good a knitter as one colleague, but I try to have a project I can do without paying too much attention whenever there is a meeting... Then if the meeting isn't productive, I can see that the scarf, or shawl, or whatever, has progressed nicely, and it's rather relaxing to sit and knit.<BR/><BR/>Of course, our faculty meetings are two day events...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.com