Ask HN: Why do I struggle to follow corporate meetings?
It&#x27;s kind of deliberate. there&#x27;s bullshitters, and bullshit-takers, and you are in the latter group. Setting the agenda and defining the terms is a way to exert power, in many ways far more important than any substantive outcome to the meetings. That said, quite a few managers are just high on their own supply and chasing a fashionable idea or doing a poor job of trying to explain whatever they were told in their last meeting. You don&#x27;t have to assume malice.<p>You can try using some BS of your own; for example, say modestly &#x27;I love [the strategic thing] but I&#x27;ve struggled to communicate it effectively to my team. How can I make it easier for them to understand?&#x27; which flatters the person running a meeting enough that they might be tempted to show off. Don&#x27;t have a team? Invent one, just evoke the existence of some confused and dissatisfied co-workers who you are eager to motivate.<p>Keep notes on different people&#x2F;ideas and give them a BS score out of 10 (nothing complicated). After a while you&#x27;ll get a sense for what actually impacts productivity or business outcomes vs what&#x27;s just the corporate cheer squad.