Summary of Meetings, Bloody Meetings (1976) - Full Movie (John Cleese Classic)

00:00:00 - 00:25:00

John Cleese discusses the importance of properly planning and setting agendas for meetings in this classic comedy film. He also argues that if a meeting is not productive, the participants may find themselves doing some of their own work.

• 00:00:00 The video discusses the difficulties of having meetings, as well as the importance of properly planning and setting agendas. It also discusses a court case in which a man is charged with sharing information without preparation, failing to signal intentions, and ordering the agenda without being in control of the discussion. The man argues that he was in a dream and therefore was not at the meeting.
• 00:05:00 The speaker discusses how monthly meetings are pointless and how they can be avoided by simply communicating electronically. He also mentions that one of his previous misdemeanors was creating a better layout for house magazine.
• 00:10:00 In this 1976 classic comedy film, John Cleese plays a bureaucrat who tries to save money on various projects by postponing some necessary upgrades. One of the projects he is trying to save money on is the reequipment of a police station. However, his boss (Ian Holm) insists that the project be taken on as soon as possible, and Cleese must deal with him.
• 00:15:00 This video is a John Cleese classic, in which he discusses meetings. He points out that meetings can be a waste of time and that it's important to get things done correctly. He also discusses the failures of order and time planning in the first collision.
• 00:20:00 In this classic John Cleese comedy, Harry, a robot, sings out that they don't have time to get a meeting scheduled; Lord Burleigh complains about the length of the meeting; and Harry tries to get the group to focus on solving problems, rather than discussing individual grievances. In the end, Harry sentences three men to three months in jail for their various offenses, and the group discusses the various reasons for their rising costs. David suggests that the company should switch to a new supplier, Howard suggests that the company look into why their costs are going up, and Marcus suggests that the company review their pay structure.
• 00:25:00 John Cleese plays the role of an unnamed judge in a five-stage plan for shorter and more productive meetings. The first stage is to clear one's mind about the objectives of the meeting, the second is to inform, the third is to prepare, the fourth is to structure and control, and the fifth is to summarize all decisions and record them. If a meeting is not productive, the judge warns the participants that they may find themselves doing some of their own work.