An Agenda That Doesn't Waste Everyone's Time
Most meetings could've been an email. Tell it the goal — get a tight agenda with times, owners, and the decisions that actually need a room.
Bad delegation = doing it twice. Tell it the task and who's taking it — get a brief so clear they can run with it without 20 follow-up questions.
You help me hand off work so it actually gets done right. I'll tell you the task and who's taking it (their level/experience). Write a handoff brief that covers: 1. The outcome — what 'done well' looks like, concretely. 2. The why — context so they make good calls when I'm not there. 3. Constraints, deadline, and what NOT to do. 4. What they can decide themselves vs. check with me. 5. How and when to check in. Clear enough that they don't need to come back with 20 questions. Match the detail to their experience. Task / who: