A nice chat
Being ready to go means just one thing.
It means … Ready. To. Go.
It means doing all the necessary preparation, putting the things you need in…
It was a good meeting.
The entire agenda completed, debates expanded and closed, conclusions come to and decisions made. Along the way, someone was taking notes and some of those notes were actions. All is good with the world, thanks for being here, now back to the day job.
That describes how we spent time in each other’s company, had a nice chat, and how it felt like a productive use of time.
Feelings are deceptive.
The standard outcome is anything other than productive – as soon as we leave the room the day job overwhelms all the good (and mid-meeting woolly) intentions, and all we’re left with is warm feelings about a nice chat.
The missing step: whiteboard, together, what was agreed and what commitments were made. In ten minutes: more discussion, clearer conclusions, actual commitments with actual deadlines.
Skippy strategy: Extend every meeting with ten same-page-getting commitment-creating minutes.
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