Summary
Staff members at the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District get together in a room dubbed "Alaska" by employees, because it is so cold. Mary Devlin, right, makes her point with a joke while coworkers, from left to right, Donna Jones, Frank Matlock and Judy Mason react.
A total of 642 unread e-mails and seven hours of meetings await Patty Duitman. She woke up at 4:15 a.m., arrived at work by 6 a.m., and now she's drinking a cup of French roast coffee while preparing to meet with the staff she supervises as operations manager of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District.See the full content of this document
Extract
Are Your Meetings Off-Kilter?
The main library in Vancouver's Central Park has two conference rooms: One dubbed "Hawaii," because it stays unseasonably warm, and the other "Alaska," which explains the space heater.
Duitman's group is in the cold room on this chilly morning, and one of her subordinates asks the fundamental question: When is this going to be over...See the full content of this document
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