A team is susceptible to dysfunctions. And one of them is, being invited to the wrong meetings(and not pushing decline on that invite). But when you do go to meetings, you should be prepared to have an opinion.
If you go around the room after a fact has been presented, and no one has an opinion, then there's only two possible explanations:
A) People don't respect the presenter of the fact, and are just waiting to get the hell out of the room.
B) People don't want to argue against the presenter since they are concerned about their position in the organizational hierarchy
sidenote: Chance are if B happens, the org chart looks like this
source
But both these things are bad for an organization and usually indicate towards poor organizational health.
So next time, encourage vulnerability; let your guard down and let others freely express their opinions.
Because a meeting without CONSTRUCTIVE CONFLICT is just time wasted.
If you go around the room after a fact has been presented, and no one has an opinion, then there's only two possible explanations:
A) People don't respect the presenter of the fact, and are just waiting to get the hell out of the room.
B) People don't want to argue against the presenter since they are concerned about their position in the organizational hierarchy
sidenote: Chance are if B happens, the org chart looks like this
source
But both these things are bad for an organization and usually indicate towards poor organizational health.
So next time, encourage vulnerability; let your guard down and let others freely express their opinions.
Because a meeting without CONSTRUCTIVE CONFLICT is just time wasted.
