1. Agreements
WHEN TO USE
Any time you have a meeting with three people or more.
HOW IT WORKS
When creating agreements, consider the goals and objectives of your meeting. What types of behavior and contributions from participants will help you achieve your objectives most efficiently and effectively?
When introducing agreements, make sure to:
1. Share the objectives of the meeting
2. Share your proposed agreements with the group and explain why they are important to achieve your objectives
3. Confirm everyone understand the agreements
4. Optionally, you may invite the group to contribute additional agreements that will support your objectives
5. Close by asking everyone to consent to the agreements and hold each other accountable
The content of your agreements may change depending on the goals of the meeting you are hosting e.g., agreements for a brainstorming session might encourage generative and expansive thinking, while agreements for a budget review might encourage prioritization and efficiency.
EXAMPLE AGREEMENTS: UNPACK YOUR INHERITANCE WORKSHOP
1. Embrace your growth edge
2. One speaker, one mic, one conversation
3. Turn assumptions into questions
4. Use “I” statements
5. What’s shared here stays here, what’s learned here leaves here