Follow-Through Lag
Measure how much capacity drains away when decisions are made but never fully land
Your Team
Follow-Through Lag — Reality Check
Research* shows 25 to 50% of meeting time produces no lasting result:
- Decisions made in meetings that quietly disappear
- Actions allocated but never followed through
- The same issues on the agenda week after week
- Other teams waiting on commitments that drift
*Sources:
- Meeting follow-through: McKinsey Global Institute, collaboration and productivity research
- Meeting effectiveness: Harvard Business Review, "Stop the Meeting Madness" (updated 2024)
- Productive meetings: Bain and Company, "The Time-Starved Executive" study
Your meetings may be well run. But when people leave the room — how much of what was decided actually happens?
Your Follow-Through Lag — The Drain
This represents 0% of your team's capacity draining away through decisions that never fully land.
And this does not include the open loops never resolved, the trust lost with other teams waiting on commitments, or the momentum that erodes when the same issues keep reappearing.
Plug this drain this week
The number above is an estimate. Here is how to measure your own reality — and start plugging the drain.
Ready to plug this drain?
If Follow-Through Lag is affecting your team, a 20-minute conversation can identify the practical fixes to apply straight away.
Book the Find & Fix SessionYour biggest drain is the best place to start. If you want a broader picture, explore the others below.
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