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A Spy Agency taught agents 8 Techniques to sabotage business meetings 79 years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regrettably, you will still encounter most of them in meetings, this explains how strategies used by spies in 1944 are still used in meetings today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During World War II, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) provided training to spies on how to sabotage commercial meetings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late arrival, interrupting or monopolizing the topic <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The training materials featured eight methods that are still widespread today, such as arriving late, interrupting, speaking in a monotone voice, and monopolizing the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, arguing that showing up late is a strategy for asserting your importance and busyness and that interrupting someone else’s thought is a means to prove that your concept is superior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ground rules and humor<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

These strategies can also be avoided through a number of techniques including setting ground rules at the start of the meeting, being firm without being confrontational, and utilizing humor to ease tension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although they might appear antiquated now, these spy agency strategies are still used in a lot of corporate meetings. To stop these strategies from ruining their meetings, readers should be aware of them and take appropriate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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