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# Meeting Notes

#### "Meeting Minutes” template below, instructions in blue:

![Keycap one](https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/evergreen-assets/personal-expressions/v2/assets/emoticons/keycapdigitone/default/50_f.png) Vitals: 

*<mark style="color:blue;">Purpose: Do a quick but intentional check-in to celebrate a win, check-in on morale, or answer a</mark>* [*<mark style="color:blue;">random question</mark>*](https://www.flexos.work/tools/icebreaker-questions-for-work)*<mark style="color:blue;">:</mark>* [<mark style="color:blue;">https://www.flexos.work/tools/icebreaker-questions-for-work</mark>](https://www.flexos.work/tools/icebreaker-questions-for-work)*<mark style="color:blue;">!</mark>*

*<mark style="color:blue;">Time: 5-10 mins (15% of meeting time)</mark>*

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![Keycap two](https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/evergreen-assets/personal-expressions/v2/assets/emoticons/keycapdigittwo/default/50_f.png) Progress Update:&#x20;

*<mark style="color:blue;">Purpose: Orient to the big picture (i.e. Macro=1-3 Major/long-term goals and deadlines \[ordered from soonest to latest, within a 1-2 year horizon]) prior to discussing immediate steps (i.e. Micro=Task tracker table).</mark>*&#x20;

*<mark style="color:blue;">Time: 10-20 mins (35% of meeting time)</mark>*

![Earth globe americas](https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/evergreen-assets/personal-expressions/v2/assets/emoticons/1f30e_earthglobeamericas/default/50_f.png)Macro:&#x20;

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![Petri dish](https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/evergreen-assets/personal-expressions/v2/assets/emoticons/1f9eb_petridish/default/50_f.png)Micro:&#x20;

| Goal | Task | Status | Deadline | Notes |
| ---- | ---- | ------ | -------- | ----- |
|      |      |        |          |       |
|      |      |        |          |       |

|   |   |   | <p><br></p> |   |
| - | - | - | ----------- | - |

*<mark style="color:blue;">...where:</mark>*&#x20;

*<mark style="color:blue;">Goal: Final deliverable (e.g. Publish paper X)</mark>*

*<mark style="color:blue;">Task: Circumscribed step towards the goal (e.g. First draft of abstract, tables, & figures)</mark>*

*<mark style="color:blue;">Status: NS=Not Started; IP=In Progress; CO=Completed; OH=On Hold</mark>*

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![Keycap three](https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/evergreen-assets/personal-expressions/v2/assets/emoticons/keycapdigitthree/default/50_f.png) Problem-Solving:&#x20;

*<mark style="color:blue;">Purpose: Identify 1-2 problems/questions for which you need my input.</mark>*

*<mark style="color:blue;">Time: 10-20 mins (35% of meeting time)</mark>*

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![Keycap four](https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/evergreen-assets/personal-expressions/v2/assets/emoticons/keycapdigitfour/default/50_f.png) Action items:&#x20;

*<mark style="color:blue;">Purpose: Summarize decisions and succinctly list 1-5 action items.</mark>*

*<mark style="color:blue;">Time: 5-10 mins (15% of meeting time)</mark>*

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