Action (Basics) Archives - Meeting Toolchest

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Simple Kanban

At its core, Kanban is a visual management method that aims to optimize workflow and increase efficiency. Basically it is a simple board with columns, … Read more

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Questions to encourage Action

Using questions to bring clarity to what will happen when – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

The $500 bet

The question that causes people to take another look – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Conducting difficult conversations

Addressing issues in delivery and commitment – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Tracking Action Completion

Applying ‘what gets measured gets done’ to actions – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Photocapture of meeting outputs

Mobile tools that make it easy to record outcomes – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Avoiding action fugginess – Kipling Lists

Ensuring the who, what, when, where, how, and why – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Conducting a Pre-Mortem

A clever way to learn from failure BEFORE it happens – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Re-balancing motivation

Using a force-field diagram to improve adopter engagement – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Looking at the implications

Mapping the downsides to turn them into upsides – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Identifying low-hanging fruit

Using an impact-ease grid to maximise leverage on results – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Using a planning chart

Laying it all out in detail to ensure it fits in – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Action Minutes

A quick and simple way to document responsibilities – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Challenging commitment

There are many levels to commitment, which are we at? – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Driving activity between meetings

Using ‘always-on’ whiteboards to keep the thinking active – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Action Planning Sheet

Building clarity over what needs to happen to progress – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more