Comments on: What Copenhagen Tells Us About Workplace Trends

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:54:41 +0000

Mike L. I agree to a point, although find that a reason to get everyone involved in a major corporate decision actually sit in the same room can be to make sure everyone is “reading” and “hearing” the same points and issues. In short, to make sure we’re all on the same page and singing the same tune.

Ken — I agree that Al Gore poorly expressed and represented science, but that doesn’t mean the world isn’t getting warmer. The planet has always been changing, temperature, atmosphere, etc. We have human history and geologic history to prove this. From what I’ve read (and having a Ph.D. in modern world history I’ve read a lot about human experiences over the past 500 years), I think the world is warmer today than a hundred years ago. Whether humans are the main cause, that’s where I’m still skeptical. But, as I’ve written on allaboutcities.ca, all this carbon monoxide and other pollutants is so bad for urban people’s health that reducing it — for whatever reason — would be a good thing.

By: Ken Park

Ken Park — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:24:17 +0000

Unfortunately, or fortunately, Global Warming is not real. It’s a fraud to remove your sovereignty as a nation, and then eventually as a individual. Look at the facts. Read the thousands of hacked emails of leading scientists on climate change discussing how to “fix” the data. Don’t just believe the hype. Trees breath Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide isn’t making the earth warmer. It’s a fact. Currently, John Coleman and 30,000 scientists are suing Al Gore for fraud.

By: Mike L.

Mike L. — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:09:57 +0000

Yes, there is a confluence of “image is everything”, “networking” and “really getting things done”. But anything that “really gets done” was resolved long-distance before anyone arrived in Denmark.
That was my experience in corporate meetings. A few telephone calls before the event set the agenda and most of the outcomes. We were surprised when any meeting-outcome did not match what we had pre-arranged.

By: Jarie Bolander

Jarie Bolander — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:46:28 +0000

I still think that being there is far more efficient that teleconferencing in. The real meat of the work is usually done between the formal meetings when people are milling around.

Also, it’s much easier to make a point in person than to do it over a teleconference line. If they really want to get stuff done, then being there in person is the most efficient even if it produces more emissions.