Staff meeting minutes template
Staff minutes should be action-first: blockers, decisions, owners, due dates.
# Staff Meeting Minutes
**Team:** {Team}
**Date/Time:** {YYYY-MM-DD}, {Start–End}
**Attendees:** {Names}
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## Wins (fast)
- {Win}
## Metrics / Scoreboard (optional)
Metric | Goal | Actual | Notes
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{Metric} | {Goal} | {Actual} | {Notes}
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## Updates (short bullets)
- {Function/Person}: {Update}
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## Blockers & Asks
- {Owner}: {Blocker/Ask}
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## Decisions
- {Decision} — {Owner/Group}
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## Action Items
Owner | Task | Due | Priority | Status
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{Owner} | {Task} | {Due} | {H/M/L} | {Status}
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## Next Meeting
- Date/time:
- Prep required: - Keep updates short; push deep dives into follow-ups.
- Use one action table so nothing gets lost.
- Send the recap the same day while context is fresh.
- Writing minutes as a summary instead of a work plan.
- No owners/due dates for action items.
- Letting blockers stay vague (“someone should”).
- Overlap is common in team meetings — validate diarization.
- Names are critical for ownership; numbers for timelines and commitments.
- Export/copy helps you paste into tickets and task tools.