Whether you are going to a meeting, having a party, making a tele-
phone call, planning a holiday, preparing for a presentation,
psyching up for a difficult conversation, changing your career,
delivering news or deciding to help a colleague or friend, it is always
advisable to make sure that you have an outcome in mind and that
the outcome is well formed. Being able to visualise your completed
outcome in detail helps you to stay focused and on track.
Here are some key steps you need to include to help you frame
a well-formed outcome.
1 Focus on a positive outcome.
I State what you want in positive terms.
I For a meeting you want to go well, for example, this would
go something like, ‘I want the meeting to run smoothly so I
will make sure that everyon