“The most important words in any meeting are not in the first sentence, they are in the last sentence.”
In any serious meeting, the opening statements are all about posturing - if it is serious enough, the participants have rehearsed what they’re going to say and prepped with their teams. They stake out positions and begin working through their issues.
But meetings evolve. Someone takes control. Someone cedes control. Some minds disengage and wander, while others get too emotional.
But the end of the meeting is where you get the meat. This is where the participants try to clarify the points discussed, where actions are dictated, and notes are made. This is what gets reported to superiors and subordinates, and it drives decisions afterwards.
This is where responsibility is taken and accountability begins.
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