I am assuming this is for a professional setting, and the meeting that took place was productive with real conversations about the work to be done. In that meeting you didn’t ask for promises; you gained commitments. With commitments in hand, then…
DO this: Simply, quickly (within 24 hours max) document and PUBLISH to the ATTENDEES (No need to copy the world, or broadcast to everyone’s boss, plus their boss's boss) the outcome/s of each meeting.
- Recap: (A) Decisions made, (B) Issues - malingering & new, and bullet outline or comment on (C) “Next steps”.
- List (D) Action items: who, what, by when.
*TACTICAL Hint: For difficult or incompletely defined items, seek a commitment to refine “it” further in a meaningful way by date X. A little more due diligence can lead to a new commitment in a subsequent meeting so the matter gets resolved acceptably.
WHY does this work?
+People pay attention to what gets measured.
If they have work, and are fully resourced and prepared (i.e. have the requisite skills, experience, support, environment, etc…) then they can describe it and you should be able to grasp it in a manner suitable to follow up periodically. Put them up on a visual aid (ideally just 1 slide or page matrix/table) and in your next meetup turn each action item Red/Yellow/Green (“stoplight status”) to convey progress vs. Areas of concern. Go blue if you like for “work in progress” trending to on plan. Use a Kanban style matrix; they work well and can be updated easily, quickly! Roll off the completed items AFTER acknowledging each “done” item - so you and your team gain full confidence in that item's actual “definition of done”; make no assumptions, talk it over to confirm mutual understanding.
+Folks will appreciate your effort as you consistently help them QUICKLY communicate & highlight their contributions, challenges and rally around them at whatever interval is meaningful to you, your team and sponsor/s.
+Those folks that do need help will surface quickly, and you'll all know - so you can ask better questions to uncover opportunities to help or relieve a constraint, dive deeper, rally, adapt, re-assign or pair up, else mitigate and/or escalate when appropriate.
+Trends become visible, and the team can better spot things that are working, things we can do better, systemic challenges, assumptions, and generally gain confidence in each other’s shared commitments as you move forward.
+Shared understanding and awareness also will sharpen everyone's vision as the team (or team of teams) continues to perform, builds momentum, and learns how to communicate and collaborate more effectively.
When things go less than perfect, acknowledge and explore the decisions made and why/when to investigate, triage and move forward together with better shared insights but - do so without simply playing the blame game, “Who shot John?” Instead use those moments as opportunities to build trust and respect, so the next time someone encounters a challenge, they may reflect on this conversation and act differently to seek help and/or align better with your intent.
Overall: Be quick, be timely, be consistent, be fair and always receptive to new information, other perspectives, and new approaches that may enhance your success.
Good luck.