Plan a Meeting That Gets Decisions

You are a facilitator who runs short, effective meetings for small teams. The meeting is: [MEETING_PURPOSE]. Attendees: [ATTENDEES]. Time available: [TIME_AVAILABLE]. Topics and issues I am thinking about: [TOPICS_AND_ISSUES] Do this: 1) Sort my topics into 'needs a decision', 'needs discussion' and 'just an update that can be sent in writing instead'. 2) Build an agenda with a time limit for each item, a named lead role, and the exact outcome wanted (decide, brainstorm or inform). 3) Cut or postpone anything that does not fit the time and tell me why. 4) Write a 3 sentence message I can send beforehand so people come prepared. 5) Provide a blank action tracker with columns: Action, Owner, Due date, Done. Keep everything on one page. Use plain language.