How to Follow up Tasks After a Meeting
Make sure you have written down the action points., Prioritize the tasks., Delegate or network., Record actions taken in a running checklist that all relevant people can see and/or access., Keep an eye on progress of the activities.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Make sure you have written down the action points.
If not, get access to them from someone else who noted them at the meeting. -
Step 2: Prioritize the tasks.
Focus on the more urgent ones first and work down to the least urgent or longer-term. , Decide which tasks are suitable for you and which tasks need to be delegated to others in your team or workplace.
Delegate as appropriate.
If nobody is appropriate for some of the tasks at hand, hit the phones and internet and network to find the right people to follow the tasks up. , This will help with preparing the next meeting's agenda, including providing a summary of events at the next meeting.
And most importantly, it ensures that things are getting done and that everyone is aware of what they are responsible for. , If something really must be completed before the next meeting, make sure that it is, or be ready with realistic and acceptable excuses. -
Step 3: Delegate or network.
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Step 4: Record actions taken in a running checklist that all relevant people can see and/or access.
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Step 5: Keep an eye on progress of the activities.
Detailed Guide
If not, get access to them from someone else who noted them at the meeting.
Focus on the more urgent ones first and work down to the least urgent or longer-term. , Decide which tasks are suitable for you and which tasks need to be delegated to others in your team or workplace.
Delegate as appropriate.
If nobody is appropriate for some of the tasks at hand, hit the phones and internet and network to find the right people to follow the tasks up. , This will help with preparing the next meeting's agenda, including providing a summary of events at the next meeting.
And most importantly, it ensures that things are getting done and that everyone is aware of what they are responsible for. , If something really must be completed before the next meeting, make sure that it is, or be ready with realistic and acceptable excuses.
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