/2005/11/15/those-boring-meetings/ Nev n Dave's software development adventures Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:05:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 /2005/11/15/those-boring-meetings/#comment-9 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 03:33:03 +0000 /2005/11/15/those-boring-meetings/#comment-9 I think I've figured out the key to be productive and be in the meetings. On large projects there are often meetings that conducted via conference calls - especially when outsourced/offsite development is occurring (who develops in their own location these days, anyway ;-). So why GO to the meeting when you can dial in, mute the phone, listen to the rumbles in the meeting, do your own work - and then join in as required. Brings a whole new meaning to the term 'virtual workplace'. This works even when the meeting is just down the end of the hall. Doubles the productivity, and is a real win-win. Just be careful to 'tuning out' while you are trying to solve a coding problem in your meeting. I think I’ve figured out the key to be productive and be in the meetings. On large projects there are often meetings that conducted via conference calls - especially when outsourced/offsite development is occurring (who develops in their own location these days, anyway . So why GO to the meeting when you can dial in, mute the phone, listen to the rumbles in the meeting, do your own work - and then join in as required. Brings a whole new meaning to the term ‘virtual workplace’.
This works even when the meeting is just down the end of the hall. Doubles the productivity, and is a real win-win. Just be careful to ‘tuning out’ while you are trying to solve a coding problem in your meeting.

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