Share information — cascading information to others, answering questions, and providing new knowledge.

Context and details to provide participants a baseline understanding of the subject should be included. This is information that doesn’t necessarily need to be communicated live.

To kick-off the meeting, these items should be communicated first:

Parkinson’s Law (or it’s inverse) holds true here:Work expands or contracts to fill the time available for its completion. 

Make decisions — weighing upsides and downsides of decisions, sharing point-of-views, and coming to a decision.

Send out an overview of the meeting summary and next steps within 24-48 hours after the meeting,Capture summary points from each agenda item, action items, and additional ideas (see framework above)

The leader is responsible for the overall atmosphere of the meeting, and that it’s positive, safe, and productive.

Achieve alignment — getting all stakeholders to agree on a subject.

Why we’re having this meeting and what the goal isAgenda overview