Meeting, The Importance of Communicating Decisions from a

Assuming a meeting is not a secretive one where no information is to be passed onto anyone outside of the meeting, it is important that the discussions and the decisions made during the meeting, which are captured by the minutes of a meeting, are communicated to other people for several reasons, including:
• To avoid confusion and misunderstandings from what was decided, so clarity of message is required.
• To ensure an environment of openness and transparency is maintained within an organisation.
• To ensure stakeholders are kept informed of developments.
• Helping to ensure everyone is aware of issues arising, ideally improving team working potential within an organisation.
• To reinforce the need for actions to be achieved within the stated timeframe because person/s accountable for the action/s will be visible to all within the minutes of the meeting. A timeframe will have various target deadlines or target dates, and these can help maintain the momentum of progress.
• Ensuring team members and relevant other persons are working towards the same objectives and without duplication of effort.
• Increasing the likelihood of more effective teamwork, continuous improvement suggestions and decision-making.