{"id":13944,"date":"2018-03-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/post\/meeting-madness-note-taking-best-practice_chicago\/"},"modified":"2022-03-24T14:22:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T18:22:51","slug":"meeting-madness-note-taking-best-practice_chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/blog\/meeting-madness-note-taking-best-practice_chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting Madness: Note-Taking Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taking notes may seem like common practice, but is it? Read more about how to avoid confusion with note-taking.<\/h2>\n

Leaders, have you ever had a meeting where, after a tough discourse, you left the meeting feeling there was progress – only to learn later that someone in the room had a different recollection?<\/p>\n

I have.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when I\u00a0re-send<\/em>\u00a0that person \u201cthe notes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notes can be your best defense. They help you keep your efforts from getting thwarted.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s challenging to bring leaders with different points of view together to make critical decisions. It happens when careful preparation before a meeting is combined with directed dialogue during the meeting. When the leaders get on the same page, it is an accomplishment and something to acknowledge (and sometimes even celebrate).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also simply madness to not memorialize that hard work. When you don\u2019t distribute notes, you often end up having that same discussion again…and again.<\/p>\n

Get in the habit of documenting any discussion where you make decisions, identify items that need further work and, when possible, assign someone to a specific follow-up task.<\/p>\n

Good Note-Taking Essentials<\/h3>\n

It’s as simple as this:<\/p>\n