Can't imagine that this only happens in our office: chats.
Chatting starts out productive because we start off discussing a business related topic, but it totally turns to how we felt about last night's Kell On Earth or Shear Genius episode. (LOVE THOSE SHOWS, BTW.) Most of us are so busy now that there is no time for chatting anymore. We just need to sit and grind out the work, I mean - "be productive." The thing is, in our field - we're supposed to be inspired and sometimes that inspiration comes from the office chats.
The cleanest way to end a chat that is lasting too long (usually my fault, since I'm "chatty") is to simply say, "I've got to get back to this because I have to finish it before my meeting." BTW - this is always actually true. There is always something that needs to get done (one more answered email, one more project scheduled, etc) before the next meeting in which new items will be added to the "to do" list. Our office understands this and so the conversation ends too soon (we wish we could get paid to hang - I mean "inspire" - all the time). But, it works for us.
What's your way to get out of a chatty situation?
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