You may know the people who come to your meetings by their first name. But they also bring with them a certain personality that helps – or hurts – the meeting’s effectiveness. Sit back at your meetings this week, and evaluate participants (including yourself) by the 10 types identified by Jacqueline Yeaney, chief marketing officer of Premier Global Services:

• Multitasker
• Disrupter
• Overbooked
• Mobile Meeter
• Interrupter
• Socializer
• Snacker
• Social Networker
• Timekeeper
• Maestro

Source: The Globe and Mail, November 30, 2009.