Hey

You walk out of a meeting and realize you have no clue what was actually decided.

People nodded. There was a slide or two.

But now everyone’s acting like a different conversation happened.

I used to think I just missed something.

But here’s what I learned:

A lot of decisions don’t get made in the meeting.

They get made before. Or after.

In DMs. In kitchens. In calendar invites you’re not in.

If you’re not looped in early, you’re not leading the work. You’re reacting to it.

Best,

Yordan

PS: In The Data Leader’s Influence System, I teach how to get invited before the meeting even hits the calendar. That’s when influence actually happens.