A meeting should end with a choice

2026-10-07
1. Frame the choice
2. Choose with reasons
3. Name the next check

BLANK WORKSHEET
Decision to make: ____________________
Owner and next action: ____________________
Review date and evidence: ____________________

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
Decision to make: Keep the launch date or reduce the launch scope?
Owner and next action: Mina prepares the smaller scope; Eli checks the revised draft.
Review date and evidence: 12 October: reviewer signs off the three essential screens.

Primary context and limits
CIPD: Productive meetings, evidence review — https://www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/evidence-reviews/productive-meetings/