You’ve one last try. Make it worth everything. But don’t regret something you did and don’t throw out everything you are just to get the win.
How many times have you shown up to the next meeting with no one having done their follow-ups for the next meeting? Next time it happens, that person gets no follow-ups, delegate to someone else who gets theirs done. If no one is getting follow-ups done, don’t assign them – sounds bad – but if no one’s doing what you need them to, then either you have the wrong roster in the meeting that cares…
The only score is growth. Are you improving? Are you growing? Are you getting better? It’s not a short game, it’s a long game, and you’re just getting started.
If they come out 5 minutes before the meeting, they are pointless – no one is reading it – they are on their way to the meeting. If they come out two days before the meeting, they are read through and forgotten. And so much can happen in two days that they are probably going to change. Every story has a start, middle, and end – that’s what makes a great story. Lead with that…
And carry a pen? Type on a keyboard? Be the first one there? Be the last one out? Wait till the end to ask questions. Whatever it is, just go softly, just be there, and let your actions dictate what sometimes becomes your words. Everything else will fall into place from there.