Deliver
Working Agreements
A small set of shared, revisable expectations about how people work together.
What is Working Agreements?
A small set of shared, revisable expectations about how people work together.
What you learn
Make expectations explicit, agree what is workable, and check it together.
When it helps
expectations are unclear, or working remotely causes friction.
Use it at work
- Start with a real misunderstanding and hear what each person expected.
- Agree a specific behavior that fits both people’s needs.
- Define what happens when the usual agreement cannot work.
- Try it for a short period, then review what happened.
Your output
Choose one recurring misunderstanding. Ask what each person expected, agree a specific behavior and an exception, then set a date to review it.
Watch for
Treating a vague value or a manager’s rule as an agreement everyone can actually use.
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