‘Ah Dave has arrived, let’s put an end to this awkward small talk and start the meeting.’
Does this happen in your meetings?
You wait for the decision maker, the person of status, to arrive to begin the serious talk.
In this situation the person of status is Dave.
Now, do you think Dave knows that people wait for him to start the meeting?
If yes, do you think he deliberately arrives late to avoid the awkward small talk and maintain his displays of status?
Thomas Duggan 