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No More Angling for the Best Seat; More Meetings Are Stand-Up Jobs

February 3, 2012/

Companies Ban Sitting to Speed Things Up; Ralph the Chicken Decides Next Speaker

Stand-up meetings are part of a fast-moving tech culture in which sitting has become synonymous with sloth. The object is to eliminate long-winded confabs where participants pontificate, play Angry Birds on their cellphones or tune out.

By RACHEL EMMA SILVERMAN

Full Story: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204652904577193460472598378.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_careerjournal

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