Memorable Meetings

I attended a review recently and something remarkable happened. I’ll like to share and I hope this improves he quality of your meetings.
Initially, everyone was doing as they please, asking questions and causing the presenter to lose focus. We appeared to be in a ship with no captain and we were going nowhere quickly.
THEN, a Project Manager took charge. He told us that before anyone asks questions, he/she had to get the “staff of authority” (it looked like a charger to me but I’m not sure what it really was). He warned us that anyone that proceeds without the “staff of authority” would pay a fine of 1000 Naira. See how the question streams began to dry up…
We all started watching our questions. No more chaos! There were still a few people that contravened the rule here and there but we turned them to our comic relief. We actually self-regulated.
The Project Manager achieved his aim of maintaining order without being aggressive or abrasive. It was one of the most fruitful and memorable meetings I ever attended.
#Tentmakers.