Planning Meetings Having just led a meeting, you want to ensure that there is a definite follow-up process to ensure that it had value. Place the following actions in order of timing, providing a brief explanation for each decision.

• Send minutes and thanks to attending participants.

• Write a comprehensive set of minutes that highlight the main actions that were agreed upon during the meeting and who has responsibility for each action.

• Contact the stakeholders, share the minutes with them, and brief them on immediate and future outcomes.

• State the date, time, and place of the next meeting.

• Create entries in your calendar to check the interim progress on all agreed-upon actions.

• Send an email to participants and stakeholders in the meeting to update them on progress since the meeting.

• Seek feedback from participants on how the meeting progressed, and ask for their ideas on improving productivity in future meetings.

• Solicit opinions on what items need to be included in the agenda for the next meeting.

• Personally brief any participants who could not attend the meeting, if required.