Sep 15, 2026
How to run a 30-minute meeting that ends with decisions
One question per meeting, the answer written before the end, and the last five minutes for owners.
A meeting without a question is a conversation. Put the one question into the invite—the people who cannot answer it will tell you before the call, not during it.
Keep the last five minutes
Stop at minute 25. Read the decisions aloud and name an owner for each. If nobody takes one, it was not a decision.
Fewer people, shorter notes
Everyone invited «just in case» makes the meeting longer and the notes vaguer. Invite the ones who decide; send the summary to the rest.