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The good news about meetings is that they are opportunities for people to jointly figure out ways to do things better. The bad news about meetings is nothing gets done afterwards. When you are the boss, how can you lead people to actually do what they say in the meeting they will do? Here are 5 smart ideas for generating results:

1. Give specific assignments, not just a vague, “Great idea. Work on that.” The magic formula for evaporating the fog of vagueness is: Who will do what and by when. For example, “Regina, develop an outline of how we might offer a change management seminar to all of the district managers. Have it ready for next week’s meeting. Thanks.”
2. In the meeting minutes, clearly indicate, assignments and deadlines. And distribute the minutes the day after the meeting – don’t wait until the next meeting. The minutes will remind people of what they agreed to do and will also make them accountable to everyone else on the team.
3. Post an assignment board in a visible spot so everyone on the team can see what special assignments others are working on. They can offer help, such as websites to check and contacts to call.
4. Between meetings, check on progress. Let people ask clarifying questions. Complex issues may require  small meetings to iron out details, but simpler assignments can be handled with casual conversation, such as, “Regina, how’s it going with the change management seminar?”
5. Hold people to deadlines. If you don’t, then assignments that arise from meetings may be treated casually and not get done.

These 5 smart tips will help you lead people to follow through after a meeting and do what they said they’d do.

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