About those meetings.................

 Accenture's team also discovered that something that nearly every meeting does is a waste of time: introductions.  The data show that everyone except for the person speaking is neurologically frustrated during these recitations.  Instead of an introduction, Accenture now puts names on paper tents in front of attendees. Using name tents also avoids "introduction creep" in which one person offers an in-depth description of his or her job, career and personal goals, sporting activities, children, and dog.  People are able to meet each other during frequent breaks without formal introduction.

-Paul J. Zak, Immersion: The Science of the Extraordinary and the Source of Happiness