The popularity of our recent webcast, Minutes — The good, the bad and the ugly, demonstrated how much interest there is in learning how to produce better minutes. While our conversation was free-flowing and covered many topics, some key themes emerged.
Good minutes are the result of good pre-meeting preparation
Minutes are the end result of a process that begins with the drafting of the agenda and then the board papers — there should be a seamless flow from the board papers, to the discussion and decisions at the meeting, to the company secretary’s notes to the final approved minutes.