Come in , Arnold . Have a seat .   Good morning .   Would you like something to drink ?   No , thank you . I just had two cups of coffee at my desk .   So , you're a serious coffee drinker .   Yes , it keeps me going . Sometimes I think I'm addicted .   Well , coffee isn't such a bad thing.Everyone has to have something.For me , it's cigars . Are you a cigar smoker ?   No , I've tried them . But I'm not really a smoker .   Well , what would you like to talk to me about ?   I wanted to set up this meeting with you to discuss a little proposal .   I'm glad when people have new ideas around here . Tell me about it .   It is about the staff meetings.You know how we have a staff meeting every Tuesday .   Yes .   Well , I have been thinking about it.And I believe we could do things more efficiently here .   What do you suggest ?   The way it is now , the staff from all four branches get together once a week.We meet for one hour . But I think a lot of time is wasted in transportation .   You mean because people have to go across town to get here .   Yes . Some people spend half of the morning on the road .   That's true . But our staff meetings are very important , Arnold . I don't know how we can function without them .   I think they are important too.That ' s why I want people to have a better attitude about them .   I know a lot of people think the meetings aren't too useful . I'm aware of that .   Here's what I propose . I think we should meet once every two weeks , but meet for ninety minutes or more .   Well .   I also think the meetings should be more focused.And I would be willing to take responsibility for that .   You mean you want to run the meetings ?   No , not really run them . But I could help organize them . I could discuss meeting topics with you , and then prepare a schedule for each meeting . I could then send an e-mail to all the staff to explain the coming meeting.This way the meetings would become more focused , and people would prepare better .   Hmm . But we would meet every two weeks .   I really think it would work.The meetings could be longer , and better organized .   I am not against the idea , Arnold.It may really be more efficient , as you say . I'll tell you what we can do.Why don't we try your proposal for a month , and see how it works .   Excellent . I would be happy to get started on it .   I will call the managers.Then tomorrow I'll tell you when we can schedule our first meeting in this " new style . " 