Does anyone ever read meeting notes? Or, it is a medium to merely CYA.

These are very expensive notes considering the time taken to write and review them.

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All the time. And use them as evidence when client feigns recollection of decisions

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My team keeps a shared one note to and collectively records notes from all mtgs- helps us stay updated in real-time throughout the day. We have a simple color coding system for highlighting risks/issues/questions that need urgent resolution. There is an expectation that everyone is scanning/glancing the day’s onenote every day - it’s been a game changer for efficiency, staying on the same page (pun intended) and our ability to trust each other to take mtgs solo on behalf of the team

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This is a great idea. Good look d1

Also, when you walk into a client meeting, and they happen to see that you have the meeting notes in front of you with highlights and notes in the margin, they get a bit more serious and respectful of your team. That’s key. You don’t even have to reference the notes doc directly. I just keep it visibly in front of me, because my clients haven’t even looked at the document approximately 90% of the time.

There is no substitute for doing your homework

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I read them, mark them up, and ask questions of the client to be sure THEY know what happened, because my team definitely does. They’re accountable, and I need to look out for them, so I read all of them. Takes no time at all - but missing something important is time consuming and expensive.

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Why does it take so long to write them down? For us they are very helpful to forward to anyone who was unable to attend the meeting. Additionally, it’s a helpful refresher to review what happened in the last meeting.

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Absolutely. Not every one, but the value they save are very worth their cost

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Bring your laptop to meetings and use Onenote

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It's to help provide context when we are no longer there to provide value.

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It’s both. But it’s basically to show the client you listen to them. In the event it is high stakes, it is CYA

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They’re valuable...for the sake of having Next Steps/Actions...so I scroll to that part😉

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Good meeting notes are priceless. It’s like insurance, you may not always use it but if you don’t have it when you need it, it fucks you

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I forget details a week later. Notes are helpful for that....

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they're the most important of CYAs. ultimately itd be more costly not to have that CYA.

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