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❑❑Evaluate the meeting to ensure your meetings keep improving. Ask, “What went well?”and “What could we have done differently?”Thank meeting participants for their contributions.5. Following up on action plans❑ Distribute minutes within a day or two following the meeting. [☛ 11.8 Minutes]❑ Follow up on assigned tasks and publicize progress. This is where the rubber meets theroad. Without follow-though on action plans, your meetings will lose power.Copyright McGraw-Hill 2000. Original purchasers of this book are permitted to photocopy or customize this worksheet by downloading it fromwww.books.mcgraw-hill.com/training/download. The document can then be opened, edited, and printed using Microsoft Word or other word processingsoftware.H OW TO USE THIS LEADERSHIP TOOL“Meetings are the fulcrum…the central nervous system of an information society, the centerstage for personal performance.”—George David Kieffer, THE STRATEGY OF MEETINGSUse the workspace provided here to develop a plan for managing a meeting that you will bechairing or leading in the near future. Summarize specific actions you will take to ensure thatall five steps are well-managed.WEB WORKSHEET1. Preparing for the meeting[☛ 2.6 Clarifying Purpose, 2.7 Goal Statements, 10.7 Getting Participation, 11.1 Process Cycle, 11.6 Agenda]2. Starting the meeting[☛ 8.4 Dialogue and Discussion, 10.8 Ground Rules, 11.7 Opening Remarks]3. Advancing the meeting[☛ 10.9 Visible Information, 10.10 Closure, 10.11 Priority Setting]4. Ending the meeting[☛ 10.12 RASCI Planning]344 SECTION 11 TOOLS FOR LEADING MEETINGS