Biweeklycast 23: Vigilant participation

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/29AhIUTvv3Y 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 (https://site.laboca.co.uk/TFL-Safety-Posters) and new (https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/vccp-london-andrew-hudson-tfl-illustration-070623) * 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 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_management#The_Eisenhower_Method) * Using time tracking and conscious prioritisation help to balance between urgent and important * Protected and unscheduled time