The Book of Agreement: 10 Essential Elements for Getting the Results You WantCrafting agreements with others is a fundamental life skill. Unfortunately, we were never taught how to do it. The agreements most people make are incomplete and ineffective-they usually focus on protecting against what might go wrong instead of figuring out how to make things go right. The Book of Agreement offers a new approach. Stewart Levine demonstrates the superiority of "agreements for results" versus "agreements for protection" and outlines ten principles for creating agreements that explicitly articulate desired outcomes and provide a roadmap to achieving them. He includes over thirty specific templates that can be used to create this new type of agreement for results in a variety of organizational and personal contexts. |
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... Stewart Levine's The Book of Agreement, I was able to put his principles and prescriptions to the test. They worked for me, and I know they'll work for you! What Thought Leaders Are Saying About The Book of Agreement.
... Stewart Levine's The Book of Agreement, I was able to put his principles and prescriptions to the test. They worked for me, and I know they'll work for you! What Thought Leaders Are Saying About The Book of Agreement.
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10 Essential Elements for Getting the Results You Want Stewart Levine. worked for me, and I know they'll work for you! Levine's approach is so straightforward and so sound that you just can't miss. It was like a whack on the side of the ...
10 Essential Elements for Getting the Results You Want Stewart Levine. worked for me, and I know they'll work for you! Levine's approach is so straightforward and so sound that you just can't miss. It was like a whack on the side of the ...
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... Stewart Levine's new book is an important step in the right direction.” —B. J. Gallagher Hateley, author ofWhat Would Buddha Do at Work?andA Peacock in the Land of Penguins “Stewart Levine, where have you been all my life? And why did ...
... Stewart Levine's new book is an important step in the right direction.” —B. J. Gallagher Hateley, author ofWhat Would Buddha Do at Work?andA Peacock in the Land of Penguins “Stewart Levine, where have you been all my life? And why did ...
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... Stewart Levine provides some sensible tools to build that civilization together, piece by piece, as the need arises ... Stewart's book uses the heart to inform the mind. What results is an enduring work that teaches a commonsense process ...
... Stewart Levine provides some sensible tools to build that civilization together, piece by piece, as the need arises ... Stewart's book uses the heart to inform the mind. What results is an enduring work that teaches a commonsense process ...
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10 Essential Elements for Getting the Results You Want Stewart Levine. “Stewart's book helps readers to size up each opportunity to reach an agreement and maximizes the chances that each new agreement will culminate in mutually ...
10 Essential Elements for Getting the Results You Want Stewart Levine. “Stewart's book helps readers to size up each opportunity to reach an agreement and maximizes the chances that each new agreement will culminate in mutually ...
Contents
LAW PRINCIPLES ELEMENTS ANDTEMPLATES | |
CHAPTER 1THE LAW OF AGREEMENT | |
CHAPTER 2THE TEN ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 3THREE FACETS OF AGREEMENT | |
AGREEMENTS FOR RESULTS | |
PART IIIPROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS | |
CHAPTER 23CONSULTANTS | |
CHAPTER 24PERSONAL COACHES | |
CHAPTER 25THERAPISTS | |
CHAPTER 26PHYSICIANS DENTISTS AND HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS | |
CHAPTER 27REALTORS | |
CHAPTER 28BUILDING CONTRACTORS | |
CHAPTER 29FINANCIAL PLANNERS | |
CHAPTER 5ARE THEY LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACTS? | |
THE RESOLUTIONARY MODEL | |
PART IIORGANIZATIONAL APPLICATIONS | |
CHAPTER 7EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS | |
CHAPTER 8SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAMS | |
CHAPTER 9AGREEMENTS WITH SUPPLIERS | |
CHAPTER 10SALES AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 11TEAM AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 12DIVERSITY AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 13LEARNING AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 14JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 15AGREEMENTS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS | |
CHAPTER 16PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 17FEEDBACK AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 18DELEGATION AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 19BOARD OF DIRECTORS AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 20STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 21STAKEHOLDERS AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 22COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS | |
CHAPTER 30LAWYERS | |
PART IVPERSONAL APPLICATIONS | |
CHAPTER 31AGREEMENTS WITH YOURSELF | |
CHAPTER 32AGREEMENTS WITH SPOUSES OR DOMESTIC PARTNERS | |
CHAPTER 33AGREEMENT ENDING A MARRIAGE | |
CHAPTER 34A NUCLEAR FAMILY AGREEMENT | |
CHAPTER 35AGREEMENT WITH EXTENDED FAMILIES | |
CHAPTER 36AGREEMENT WITH PARENTS | |
CHAPTER 37AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARENTS | |
PART VCREATING A CULTURE OF AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION | |
CHAPTER 38THE BENEFITS OF A CULTURE OF AGREEMENT | |
MANAGING BY AGREEMENTTHE NEW MBA | |
CHAPTER 40DESIGNING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN | |
ENDNOTES | |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
INDEX | |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | |
RESOLUTIONWORKS | |
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