Meaningful moments can form faster without an agenda.
When so much of business communication is graded by productivity, meetings, pre-planned talking points, goals, and recorded remains, there is mysterious value in extended conversations that have purpose, but no end goal.
Extended discussions create space to pass interesting anecdotes, unstructured opportunities, and unforeseen knowledge grenades. While it’s uncommon, consider how bonus time connects friends who simply haven’t met yet.
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Most are oversubscribed. This creates an illusion of being busy, but a peculiar conversation is rarely a waste of time.
Long-term leaders expand minds while tightening impact networks along the way. Respect the extra time required, but let’s invite these verbal volleys and when asked to go into overtime, stay thirsty and see what happens.
