Be sure the meeting is positioned correctly

• Circulate the purpose, the agenda and the desired outcomes of the meeting and the meeting inputs before the meeting.
• Ensure you have the right attendees.
• Ensure the attendees understand why they have been asked to attend.

Practice using DADA to drive the meeting

• Data – ensure accurate and timely data is used.
• Analysis – review the data and understand the trends, gaps etc.
• Decision – decide on what the data is telling you and what gaps need to be closed.
• Action – decide on the specific actions to be taken to increase performance and record on the action log.

Do record the actions for ease of tracking and follow up

• On the action log record the specific task to be undertaken, ask who will take the action, record their name next to the action.
• Ensure each person who takes an action item states the due date for completion.
• Follow up with each person who has an action mid-way between meetings, to check progress made.

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