Every meeting ends with a decision.
Day 36 covered how much time meetings get. Day 57 covered who speaks. Today is about structure: how a meeting runs from open to close.
Purpose
Name The Type
- Decide, inform or generate?
- Inform can usually be async
- The outcome goes in the invite
Structure
Shape The Time
- An agenda of outcomes, not topics
- Timeboxes for each item
- A facilitator and a note-taker
Close
Never Just “Thanks All”
- Decisions read back aloud
- Owners and dates named
- Notes out the same day
Source: Amazon ↗
Every meeting ends with a decision or an action.