9 Types of People You Will Find in an Enactus Meeting

Every organization has its share of amazing people, some loony, some whacky, some serious, some mysterious and some totally out of this world. Let us have a look at our very own team of Enactus SRCC and decode people. The views expressed in the article are the author’s own and the aim is not to defame or bring down anyone. It’s a fun article and does not aim to stereotype people.

1. The ‘Argumentative Indian’- He is brilliantly fluent, has an impeccable vocabulary and the ability to critically examine situations. He treats group discussions more like debates and has a carefully weighed list of pros and cons of each situation and discussion. He is smart, but might just not know where to stop. Others might take a nap and wake up just in time before he finishes and acknowledge his monologue with an appreciative gesture, even when the majority finds his lingo alien.
2. The ‘Going Round in Circles’- She is a helpless victim of selective hearing. It’s like there are filters at the ends of her eardrum that randomly do a lucky draw of information to be sent to her brain. She is usually clueless, lost and in her own world. It’s not hard to find her repeating something said in the meeting just 5 minutes back. Don’t worry she’ll catch up.
3.  The ‘Can I Leave Early’- They attend the meetings for half an hour, get 10 phone calls during that period and have to sneak out to be able to keep everyone else happy. Their presentations can’t be postponed and their mothers can’t go grocery shopping some other day. They are just too much in demand. They juggle like a maniac and yet make their presence felt.
4. The ‘Dude, How Will This Happen’- She usually hyperventilates and over-thinks. She takes the task at hand way too seriously and if anything even minutely goes wrong, she cribs and cries over it the whole time. She is usually good at her work, but if anything goes wrong, she will blame herself for it endlessly.
5. The ‘Ho Jayega’- He is superbly chilled out, relaxed and usually the one who counsels people of the previous category. All he needs to do is make a few phone calls and life is sorted. He never really lets anything get to his head and is smart enough to handle things even in the worst of conditions.
6. The ‘I Volunteer’- She is like a sponge. She volunteers for everything, does people’s pending work and helps everyone out. You can continue overflowing her with work and she will never complain. She can meticulously juggle several tasks and still manage to do them all perfectly.
7. The ‘Blink and Miss’- His presence in the meetings is so rare that he might be there and you will not even notice him. He shows up once in a blue moon and ends up giving impractical suggestions. You couldn’t care less about his presence.
8. The ‘High Flyer’- She comes up with the wackiest and most ambitious ideas. Not sparing to care about implementation and execution, her ideas make your jaws drop in amazement. She cannot really imagine how that idea can be implemented, but takes the phrase-‘the sky isn’t the limit’ way too seriously.
9. The ‘Perceptive Observer’- They are the multi-tasking geniuses with the capacity to work their brain cells at the speed of light. Their eyes gauge all around the room at every single person and item as they capture it all just the way a 5-year old does when he lands up in Disney Land for the first time. They usually end up being authors of articles like the one you just went through.

Meetings consume a major portion of our time as Enactus SRCC members. We deliberate and debate on issues for hours all together. They are definitely a lot of fun too! But, nonetheless we always take all our meetings very seriously and ensure maximum output in minimum time!

-Tuheena Raj