One of the unofficial meeting rules
is
the person who calls the meeting
makes the agenda.
There is an exception to this rule.
If your boss calls a meeting.
She says something like
“K, let’s meet about the XYZ account.”
This is code for
“K, give me an update on the XYZ account.”
In this case,
you are setting the agenda.
You control the meeting.
You present, bring her up to speed,
sell her on how she can help you
(because clearly
she’s concerned about the XYZ account).
As Gil Schwartz shares
in the April 2012 Men’s Health
“The boss may have
called the confab,
but it is you who
sets the tone,
establishes the content,
and organizes a clear structure.
Do not waste the man’s time.”
When your boss requests a meeting,
be prepared to lead that meeting.