... at: mikehop1@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Office Work Cliché Mobile phone Meetings Gossip Mission Strategic Employees Occupational health and safety It's the tea room gossip that irks ya It stings and blinds ya With its “he said” and “she said” And “you'll...

...Lee Parker Purpose A satire on academic school board meetings. Design/methodology/approach A poetic reflection on the proclivity of academics for lengthy meeting debates on matters of no importance. Findings Meetings tend to attract and sustain lengthy speeches and debates that often...