Miss Manners: How do you politely ask a colleague to stop monopolizing meeting time?
I’ve recently been surprised at the cluelessness of some colleagues, who will talk ad nauseam during meetings, offering little that is new or insightful. They chime in on every issue and talk for far too long. I once clocked a colleague’s monologue at 10 minutes without a break -- during a 50-minute meeting!
This seems to be a particular issue in remote meetings; I suspect that the lack of nonverbal cues in a physical space is the problem. The monopolizer ends up wasting the whole meeting with platitudes and commonalities, not actually contributing towards action items.This is supposed to be a business meeting, not a social tea or a classroom.
If that is you, then feel free to suggest -- another word that conveys more than its plain meaning -- that people keep their responses short and on-topic. If it is not, then suggest it to the person who is in charge before the meeting starts.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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