How to have an effecive meeting

Preparation

  • [ ] Choose a one-sentence goal for the meeting
  • [ ] Establish an agenda, and distriute it beforehand to all participants

During the meeting

  • [ ] Assign one participant to take official notes
  • [ ] Take notes
  • [ ] Ensure all participants participate
  • [ ] Generate a list of action items, each assigned to a particular participant

After the meeting

  • [ ] Distribute the meeting notes to all participants
  • [ ] Publish the meeting notes to a central repository (e.g. the department wiki, Evernote for Work)