Working Agreement

Working Agreement – Part 1

Working agreements, or explicit norms or social contracts, are the rules of engagement between the individuals working together. These agreements detail what each person will give and receive throughout their working relationship, including  Usually, each rule of engagement is called an agreement and collected together, the agreements are termed the

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Respect your time

Respect your time

Just like you tend to respect others’ time, you should respect your time as well, as when you say yes to something, you are saying no to something else. Dick and Emily Axelrod, in their book Let’s Stop Meeting Like This, have the following recommendations: Before accepting the invite, ask

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Make meetings welcoming

Making Meetings Welcoming

Creating a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere in meetings is essential for productive and positive interactions among participants. Here are some strategies to make your meetings more welcoming: Before exploring how to make meetings welcoming, let’s see what makes people feel unwelcome in a meeting: This is how Dick and Emily

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