Everyone on a planning team has other responsibilities. To ensure their continued support and participation, it is important to respect their time and ensure that the meetings are efficient and productive. The following approaches can help keep meetings on track:

• Manage the time: Identify, and stick to, a specific start and end time for meetings.
• Provide a clear agenda with meeting items prioritized.
• Assign a meeting facilitator.
• Take and distribute meeting minutes.
• Identify action items for subsequent meetings.

Follow through on unfinished business.