Unless you are planning to rob a bank, skip the meeting intros

I walked into the meeting and spotted an open seat. It was just about to begin. I didn’t recognize anyone, but that wasn’t a surprise. The subject line of the meeting read “Project Kickoff” and I hadn’t recognized the names in the invite. I nodded a polite hello to the person next to me. The meeting leader suggested we “go around the room and introduce ourselves,” adding “I’m not…