 No one said anything or acknowledged me, so I assumed they were just having a discussion about an issue and were not waiting for me. Right. I excused myself, walked between them and my secretary, who was looking straight ahead at the group. I smiled at the secretary, but she acted like she didn't see me. I walked into my office, left the door open, and sat at my desk to read the material from the meeting. The group continued to stand outside my office talking.