We solve critical issues during our leadership Level 10 Meeting, but the decisions do not cascade down to the rest of the company, leaving our departments in the dark. How do we use the final five minutes of the L10 to build an airtight communication plan?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

The final five minutes of your Level 10 Meeting are dedicated to wrap-up, which includes three critical steps: rating the meeting, reviewing new To-Dos, and deciding on cascading messages. If you are skipping the cascading messages step, you are leaving your organization in a state of confusion. To build an airtight communication plan, the facilitator must ask this specific question during the wrap-up: "What, if anything, needs to be communicated to the rest of the company from today's meeting?" Go through your solved issues and decisions from the day. If a decision impacts company policy, department budgets, or operational workflows, write it down on a shared list of cascading messages. For each message on the list, you must agree on three things:
- What is the exact message we are sending?
- Who is the specific audience who needs to hear it?
- Who is accountable for delivering it, and when?
This ensures that your leadership team speaks with one unified voice. Decisions should be communicated quickly, usually within twenty-four hours of the meeting. By formalizing this five-minute discipline, you prevent rumors, align your departments, and ensure that the traction built in your leadership room cascades all the way to the front lines.