When a sports team finishes a game, they usually don’t gather up their gear and immediately leave the court, rink, field, or locker room. The players and coaches take a few minutes for a post-game meeting – a ritual that’s just as important as the pre-game warm-up.

In our view, participants in business meetings can benefit from the same exercise. A quick post-meeting wrap-up with attendees before they leave the room goes a long way to ensuring the gathering achieved what it set out to and that future get-togethers will also prove successful. Here are three steps to take at the end of each meeting though you can, of course, dial-up or down each component as the situation warrants. Once you’ve done this in person, make sure to follow up in writing, as well.