Send the Summary After the Meeting — It Prevents Most Misunderstandings

Meetings without a written summary are meetings that didn't happen. People remember selectively, priorities shift, and agreements blur within hours. The person who sends the follow-up email controls the narrative -- not in a manipulative way, but in a practical one. Keep it short: decisions made, action items with owners, and deadlines. This habit takes five minutes and eliminates the "I thought we agreed on something different" conversation that wastes everyone's time.