HBR 20-Minute Manager Boxed Set (10 Books) (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)

63

The Day After: Making

Your Meeting Stick

Y

our job as leader of the meeting doesn’t end

with the conclusion of your gathering, how-

ever. You need to convert the meeting’s con-

versation and decisions into action afterward.

The follow-up note

When you fi nish a successful meeting, you should

then create a follow-up note to reinforce to partici-

pants what you accomplished, alert all stakeholders

to key decisions, and ensure that all have heard the

H6463.indb 63H6463.indb 63 3/31/14 2:06 PM3/31/14 2:06 PM

Running Meetings

64

same message or information. Management guru

Peter Drucker once noted that famed General Motors

CEO Alfred P. Sloan became an outstanding ...