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Best Practice Tip for this Issue: Building
Commitment
In closing a session, it is important to confirm
agreement on decisions made. At Leadership
Strategies, we recommend three alternative
methods for achieving this end. Documenting the
Decision/Benefit is one that we use often.
As you are review the decision list, this is the time to
take steps to ensure that the decisions are followed up
with action.
- As the session progresses, document the decisions
made on large post-its or 8.5 x 11 sheets.
- During the closing for the session, create a two-
column chart labeled, "Decision | Benefit."
- Review all the decisions quickly and ask the group if
there are any decisions missing.
- One at a time, place each decision post-it on the
chart and ask the group to document the benefit of the
decision. (Since you do not know how much space will
be needed to document each benefits, using post-its
allows you to move the post-its to adjust for variable
space).
By tracking and reviewing the decisions made, every
person in the meeting will have a clear understanding of
the results of the meeting. By also documenting
benefits, the participants will have a common vision of
the value gained by the decisions. This common vision
can be beneficial as participants communicate to others
the reasons for the decisions.
For more tips on having productive meetings, consider
our one-day course Making Meetings
Work.
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