Death by Meeting by Patrick M. Lencioni

Author:Patrick M. Lencioni [Lencioni, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780470893876
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2015-04-08T00:00:00+00:00

BOXED OUT

Will arrived at work on Monday eager to present his findings to the team. Before the meeting started, however, Casey called him into his office with an announcement he thought Will would like. He was wrong.

Casey explained that Playsoft needed volunteers to go to Chicago to help set up and manage the company’s massive trade show booth at the annual Toy and Game Convention there. Before Will could tell his boss that he wasn’t interested in volunteering, Casey informed him that he’d already been volunteered.

It was a ten-day gig at one of Chicago’s nicer hotels. Moreover, Will could fly home for the weekend, or fly a friend to Chicago, or just stay there and pocket the airfare. Being a recently graduated student, Will would normally have jumped at the opportunity for extra cash or a free trip. But not this time.

“Listen, Casey, I need to be here. That meeting’s coming up in two weeks, and we’ve got work to do if—”

Casey interrupted, politely. “I know. I know. But you really helped us a few weeks ago, so I think we’ll be fine.”

Will knew that Casey was less than convinced of this.

“And you’ll be back a couple days before the meeting anyway.”

Will pushed harder. “But it’s not about me being there. It’s about us figuring out how to—”

Interrupting again, Casey seemed a little annoyed now. “Listen. If J.T. Harrison wants to fire me, he’s going to fire me. And if the only thing he can come up with is that our meetings are not as exciting as the circus, then there’s nothing I can do about it.”

Will wanted to scream yes there is! But he realized that Casey was already preparing himself for the worst, just in case. And if J.T. had indeed already made up his mind, then making Casey worry about the situation would be cruel.

Will couldn’t believe the words were coming out of his mouth. “When do I leave?” He was clearly deflated.

Casey laughed. “Come on, Will. You’re not going to war. You’re going to Chicago. And they need you there tomorrow afternoon.”

“So I could fly out on the red-eye tonight?”

“Sure. If you want to.”

“Good. Then I’ll see you at the meeting in a few minutes. And I’m going to need a little more time to talk about meetings if I’m not going to be around for the next two weeks.”

Casey reluctantly nodded his approval.

Will left, knowing that the next two hours could be crucial for Casey and his company. He also found himself wondering if he should have applied for a job at Starbucks.

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