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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... lawyers learns to reproduce the mistrust that is the great tragedy of our individualistic and isolating society by learning that the purpose of legal agreements, or contracts, is to protect you from the Other, that stranger at arm's ...
... lawyers learns to reproduce the mistrust that is the great tragedy of our individualistic and isolating society by learning that the purpose of legal agreements, or contracts, is to protect you from the Other, that stranger at arm's ...
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... Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life and Work ; Vice Chair , Omega Institute ; formerly of counsel , Arnold & Porter " This book shows us how horribly deficient our current agreement process is and how to create new agreements that result ...
... Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life and Work ; Vice Chair , Omega Institute ; formerly of counsel , Arnold & Porter " This book shows us how horribly deficient our current agreement process is and how to create new agreements that result ...
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... Lawyers will find this a how-to manual for practicing law in the new paradigm. Non-lawyers will find it a breath of fresh air that inspires them to put their visions on paper—not just for their business deals but alsofor every ...
... Lawyers will find this a how-to manual for practicing law in the new paradigm. Non-lawyers will find it a breath of fresh air that inspires them to put their visions on paper—not just for their business deals but alsofor every ...
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... lawyers in every field of law between 1976 and 1995, I can recall hundreds of cases where even a little of Stewart ... lawyer fees) than to create clarity and satisfaction. Fear or misunderstanding of the contract process prevents many ...
... lawyers in every field of law between 1976 and 1995, I can recall hundreds of cases where even a little of Stewart ... lawyer fees) than to create clarity and satisfaction. Fear or misunderstanding of the contract process prevents many ...
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... lawyers who helped them take off their rose - colored glasses and get clear about what was needed to make their common dreams work . Yes , Joe's lawyer was there primarily to support him , while Janice's lawyer was there to support her ...
... lawyers who helped them take off their rose - colored glasses and get clear about what was needed to make their common dreams work . Yes , Joe's lawyer was there primarily to support him , while Janice's lawyer was there to support her ...
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The Book of Agreement: 10 Essential Elements for Getting the Results You Want Stewart Levine No preview available - 2002 |
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