Quotes About Engagement

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. We rarely forget that which has made a deep impression on our minds.

Not another boring diplomatic meeting.

Wake me if anything exciting happens," Glory said. "But make sure it's actually exciting, not Sunny-exciting.

You sound like Starflight," Clay said. "Will there be a test at the end of this lecture?" "He wouldn't talk to me, by the way," she said. "Not even when I asked

Qibli suspected he could spend hours tracking the emotions on Peril's face and never get bored.)

He grinned at her again. He really needed to quit doing that. It was very distracting.

This is ssssssssssssssssssoooooooo interesting, isn't it?" Snowfall strutted

a dark cave listening to Webs drone on about the ancient past? This is history, happening right now. We're in the middle of it, or we should be.

We'll probably end up married one day," Qibli said. The only reply Winter made to this was a snort so vigorous he nearly knocked himself over.

No tenéis por qué meteros en esto —dijo Gloria—. Es problema

So I can get roared at face-to-face? That does sound more fun.

When a group of intelligent people come together to talk about issues that matter, it is both natural and productive for disagreement to occur. Resolving those issues is what makes a meeting productive, engaging, even fun.

If we don't trust one another, then we aren't going to engage in open, constructive, ideological conflict. And we'll just continue to preserve a sense of artificial harmony.

How many of you would rather go to a meeting than a movie?" No hands went up. "Why not?" After a pause, Jeff realized that her question was not a rhetorical one. "Because movies are more interesting. Even the bad ones." His peers chuckled. Kathryn smiled. "Right. But if you really think about it, meetings should be at least as interesting as movies.

Most people are generally reasonable and can rally around an idea that wasn't their own as long as they know they've had a chance to weigh in.

No action, activity, or process is more central to a healthy organization than the meeting.

Commitment is a function of two things: clarity and buy-in

The only way for people to embrace a message is to hear it over a period of time, in a variety of different situations, and preferably from different people. That's why great leaders see themselves as Chief Reminding Officers as much as anything else. Their top two priorities are to set the direction of the organization and then to ensure that people are reminded of it on a regular basis.

Keep in mind that a real team should be spending considerable time together in meetings and working sessions. In fact, it is not uncommon that as much as 20 percent of each team member's time is spent working through issues and solving problems with the team as a whole. p. 105

leaders confuse the mere transfer of information to an audience with the audience's ability to understand, internalize, and embrace the message that is being communicated.

the best way to ensure that a message gets communicated throughout an organization is to spread rumors about it.

Our ability to engage in passionate, unfiltered debate about what we need to do to succeed will determine our future as much as any products we develop or partnerships we sign." It

a leader's first priority is to create an environment where others can do these things and that cannot happen if they are not having effective meetings.