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5. Meetings that decide something

Communication · 36 pages source format

Every meeting needs an agenda, a decision or outcome, and a note with owners and dates. Default to no meeting when async works.

What you'll learn

  • Agenda design
  • Decision notes
  • Meeting hygiene

Agenda template

Goal (1 sentence) → topics with time boxes → desired outcome.

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Write an agenda for your next meeting.

Clear?

Decision note

What we decided / who owns what / by when / what we deferred.

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End one meeting with a decision note in 3 bullets.

Clear?

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