Your meetings drift
Keep the group anchored to the decision or unblock.
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See what you will learn
Run meetings that produce a decision.
A daily course for planning the meeting, holding the room to the purpose, and closing with visible ownership.
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30 short lessons. Day 1 is ready.
- Best for
- Communication
- Prerequisites
- No formal prerequisites
- Course length
- 30 daily lessons
- Lesson pace
- About 10 minutes a day
- Total learning time
- About 5 hours in total
- Access
- Available on the App Store, with early features and Android testing access
Right for now
If any of this sounds familiar, start here.
Every lesson connects to a conversation, decision, or habit you can change between lessons.
You inherit messy rooms
Use structure without sounding bureaucratic.
You need stronger follow-through
Make owners and next actions visible before people leave.
You facilitate across functions
Handle context, disagreement, and time pressure in one room.
Inside the course
Your first three days are already mapped.
The course follows a daily sequence, so the next practical move is waiting when you come back.
Clear purpose
Know whether a meeting should happen and what it must produce.
Better agendas
Turn discussion topics into answerable questions.
Live facilitation
Interrupt drift without taking over the room.
Useful notes
Capture decisions, owners, and open risks in plain language.
Course preview
30 short lessons
Decision-Making Meetings
Day 1
Decide If It Even Needs a Meeting
Identify when a live meeting is actually the right decision vehicle.
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Day 2
Match the Decision to Its Owner
Distinguish decisions that require joint approval, contributor input, or a single accountable owner.
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Day 3
Gather the Inputs Before You Meet
Specify the facts, options, and constraints a decision meeting needs beforehand.
Course arc
From vague intention to repeatable moves.
Cadence turns the course into a returnable habit: short lesson, quick check, review, and the next useful step.
01 / 04Choose the meeting job
Define the outcome before inviting people.
Design the conversation
Sequence context, tradeoffs, and decisions.
Facilitate the room
Keep discussion moving when it gets vague or circular.
Close with evidence
Make the next step harder to forget.
Full syllabus
30 lessons, arranged as one clear path.
Learn to structure meetings so the room reaches a decision, assigns owners, and leaves with clear next steps. The plan moves from framing the decision to facilitation, closure, and a reusable meeting system.
Module 01
Decision Meeting Fundamentals
Define what makes a meeting decision-worthy and what inputs it needs.
- Day 1 Decide If It Even Needs a Meeting
- Day 2 Match the Decision to Its Owner
- Day 3 Gather the Inputs Before You Meet
- Day 4 Frame One Question the Room Can Answer
- Day 5 Run the Meeting-or-Not Test
Module 02
Attendance and Agenda Design
Choose participants, prework, and agenda structure that support closure.
- Day 6 Checkpoint: Invite Only Who Decides
- Day 7 Assign Prework That Pays Off
- Day 8 Build an Agenda That Reaches a Choice
- Day 9 Timebox to Protect the Decision
- Day 10 Write Invites That Signal the Job
Module 03
Facilitating the Decision Room
Guide discussion, surface disagreement, and keep choices moving toward a call.
- Day 11 Open by Naming the Decision
- Day 12 Steer Talk Toward Evidence
- Day 13 Surface Conflict Without Spinning
- Day 14 Unstick a Stalled Room
- Day 15 Match Talk to Real Authority
Module 04
Closure, Ownership, and Follow-up
Capture the decision, owners, and action boundaries before the meeting ends.
- Day 16 Checkpoint: Capture the Decision
- Day 17 Assign Owners and Deadlines
- Day 18 Close With the Decision Confirmed
- Day 19 Send Recaps That Cut Rework
- Day 20 Know When to Escalate, Not Discuss
Module 05
Inclusive Decision Quality at Scale
Redesign recurring, cross-functional, remote, and hybrid meetings for independent input, inclusion, and sound decisions.
- Day 21 Retire or Redesign Recurring Meetings
- Day 22 Collect Independent Input Before Debate
- Day 23 Design Remote and Hybrid Rooms for Equal Access
- Day 24 Check Decision Quality, Not Just Speed
- Day 25 Measure the Meeting System Honestly
Module 06
Capstone Meeting Blueprint
Synthesize the template into a reusable meeting plan for real decisions.
- Day 26 Capstone: Brief Your Real Decision
- Day 27 Capstone: Build the Agenda and Invite
- Day 28 Capstone: Plan for Conflict, Silence, and Power
- Day 29 Capstone: Design the Decision Log
- Day 30 Capstone: Run the Pre-Mortem and Playback
How learning works
Read, listen, check your understanding, then keep going.
Short daily lessons
Each lesson is designed around about 10 minutes of focused learning.
Reading and audio
Read the lesson or play its audio when listening fits your day better.
Checks when useful
Lessons can use quizzes, written responses, or guided practice. A lesson can also teach without adding a forced exercise.
Progress and support
Track completed lessons, keep a streak, set reminders, and ask the in-lesson coach for help.
Know the limits. Cadence supports guided self-learning. It does not award an accredited degree or professional certificate, and important AI-generated claims should be checked against reliable sources.
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What to know before you start.
Who is Decision-Making Meetings for?
Every lesson connects to a conversation, decision, or habit you can change between lessons. It is listed in the communication part of the Cadence course library.
Do I need any prior experience?
No formal prerequisites are required. The course is designed for guided self-learning, and it is most useful when you bring a real situation or goal to the lessons.
How long does the course take?
Decision-Making Meetings contains 30 lessons designed around 10 minutes each. You open lessons in sequence and can move at your own pace.
What is the learning format?
Lessons can be read or played as audio. The course includes quizzes or practical checks where the lesson calls for them, plus progress tracking and Ask Coach inside lessons.
Does this course award a certificate or degree?
No. Cadence is for practical self-learning and does not award accredited degrees or professional certification.
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Day 1: Decide If It Even Needs a Meeting
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