23: Vigilant participation

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Dima brings up two topic and together with Slava they discuss how one can help to keep meetings on track as a participant and navigate complexities of working on long-term projects.

• "If I skip a day I never skip the next one. And I don't try to make up for the skipped day."
• Safety posters for London Tube: old and new
• What to do when as a participant one notices that a meeting or a session takes an unwanted turn
• 4 things that can raise a flag
  • discussion diverges from the agenda
  • tension between two participants escalates
  • slow overall progress towards the goal
  • deliverable being produced has flaws
• AOB (Any other business) section in the agenda as a universal buffer for fixing meetings
• Do we expect informal leaders to intervene when things are not going right?
• How to signal to the facilitator when one notices something?
• The Eisenhower Matrix
• Using time tracking and conscious prioritisation help to balance between urgent and important
• Protected and unscheduled time