Timeline for How to politely ask an employee to avoid *personal* texting during meetings?
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| Aug 5, 2022 at 13:40 | comment | added | ColleenV | @StuartF Undoubtably, which is why it's important to refocus someone who is zoning out. Tolerating people not paying attention to what is going on sends the message that what is going on is something that can safely be ignored. It's the meeting organizer's responsibility to make sure the content is relevant to everyone there and keep discussion on-track as much as possible. If they do that, asking attendees to give the meeting their undivided attention shouldn't be too much to ask. | |
| Aug 5, 2022 at 13:06 | comment | added | Stuart F | It's possible to ignore a meeting even if it's relevant and important. Plenty of people are able to avoid paying attention to things they need to know. There are people you could tell "The earth is about to be destroyed by a comet and we are all going to die" and they'll stand there obliviously checking their phone. | |
| Aug 4, 2022 at 7:16 | history | edited | ColleenV | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Try to fix the tone problem
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| Aug 4, 2022 at 7:08 | comment | added | ColleenV | @DanielR.Collins Re-reading what I wrote, I understand how it could come across that way. I’ll look at adding some more words: I was attempting to multitask and not doing it well. :) I don’t think confronting someone who is being rude is passive-aggressive. The problem is not their phone. The problem is their lack of engagement with the team and the meeting. The easiest way to get someone to pay attention to a meeting is to engage with them. Maybe the way I wrote the examples of what to say rubbed some the wrong way… it’s a bit terse and not really the tone I intended to convey. | |
| Aug 4, 2022 at 2:48 | comment | added | Daniel R. Collins | -1 do not like the suggestion of a technique that's indirect, passive-aggressive, likely may fail to communicate the actual issue, and also interrupt the rest of the meeting flow. Smacks of elementary school. | |
| Aug 3, 2022 at 20:28 | history | answered | ColleenV | CC BY-SA 4.0 |