How do you describe the importance of a company All-Hands/Ask-Me-Anything meeting?

You could say that:

– It needs to be done regularly to maintain morale

– It gives an important sense-check of what the employee concerns are

– While such meetings may not give direct results, it is important for overall health of the organisation’s culture.​

Here’s how Harish Kumar Bhamidipati described it’s importance in a recent tweet:

A good analogy is one that can build multiple connections between the main topic and the analogy… and Harish demonstrates that with his tweet.

For more on this topic, you can pick up a book called ‘Shortcut: How Analogies Reveal Connections, Spark Innovation, and Sell Our Greatest Ideas‘ by John Pollack.

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