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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... realize your common aspiration for connection. Writ large, this idea would revolutionize the study and practice of law and help realize our spiritual nature as social beings in pursuit of mutual affirmation.” —Peter Gabel, Professor of ...
... realize your common aspiration for connection. Writ large, this idea would revolutionize the study and practice of law and help realize our spiritual nature as social beings in pursuit of mutual affirmation.” —Peter Gabel, Professor of ...
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... because the agent was a friend of a trusted friend, I could trust him. By the time I realized how untrustworthy he was, I'd lost my house and my friendship.” The heart and soul of the legal system contains processes FOREWORD ...
... because the agent was a friend of a trusted friend, I could trust him. By the time I realized how untrustworthy he was, I'd lost my house and my friendship.” The heart and soul of the legal system contains processes FOREWORD ...
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... realized that most people do not know what dialogue to have that will generate a collaborative agreement. This is true in partnerships, joint ventures, inside organizations, between organizations, and in personal relationships. It ...
... realized that most people do not know what dialogue to have that will generate a collaborative agreement. This is true in partnerships, joint ventures, inside organizations, between organizations, and in personal relationships. It ...
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... realized that the agreements did have legal effect, but that was not their purpose. Much more important, they ... realize that although creating a meeting of the minds was very important, it was also important to create a meeting ...
... realized that the agreements did have legal effect, but that was not their purpose. Much more important, they ... realize that although creating a meeting of the minds was very important, it was also important to create a meeting ...
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... realize as you read. As you use, and continue to use, the book as a reference tool, please share its ideas with others. My vision is that by sharing ideas, we can shift from a culture of distrust and separation to one of trust and ...
... realize as you read. As you use, and continue to use, the book as a reference tool, please share its ideas with others. My vision is that by sharing ideas, we can shift from a culture of distrust and separation to one of trust and ...
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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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