S4E4: Aligning on the Past

When teams design a path forward, reflection on the past is a critical step that is often missed. In this episode of This Meeting Sucks, we’re going to walk you through part one of the third phase in our MeetingMakers Framework: Aligning, focused on the past. We’ll discuss the importance of looking back before moving forward and take you through our History Map agenda template. 

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EPISODE RESOURCES:
History Map SessionLab Agenda
History Map Template Package
TMS S2E10: Debrief Meetings (podcast episode)
Rick Maurer's Beyond the Wall of Resistance (book)
CFO Bookshelf: Beyond the Wall of Resistance with Rick Maurer (podcast episode)
Graphic History Template from The Grove 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Episode Intro
• 1:05 Story / Use Case
• 2:31 The Importance of Looking Back
• 5:15 Aligning on the Past
• 8:22 AD: MeetingMakers Academy 2025
• 9:39 Agenda Walkthrough
• 11:01 Energizer
• 11:51 History Map
• 20:12 Reflection
• 23:27 Episode Closing