Create the atmosphere in which goals are achieved
Help the group deal constructively with conflict
Define responsibilities of group members
Provide a guideline for the conduction of meetings
Establish methods of participation, communication, and decision making
Ideas for Ground Rules:
Attendance
A high priority is placed upon meeting attendance
Legitimate reasons for missing a meeting are _.
Members should contact if they cannot attend.
Number of members that must be present for a meeting to be held.
Promptness
Our meetings start and end on time.
Adhere to time limits unless the group agrees to change them.
Preparation
Everyone is responsible for coming prepared to the meeting with the required materials.
Participation
Everyone has equal opportunity to participate
Keep discussion on track
Wait until one topic is discussed before pursuing another
Use constructive criticism
Avoid value judgments
Suggest alternatives
Be honest and to the point
Avoid gossip
Conversational Courtesies
One person speaks at a time while everyone else listens
Respect other members’ contributions and ideas
Avoid interrupting other
Assignments
Complete assignments on time
Help team members
Interruptions
Agree on acceptable interruptions (phone calls, pagers, etc)
The “100-mile rules” – “No one should be called form the meeting unless it is so important that the disruption would happen even if the meeting was 100 miles away from the office.”
Decision Making
Before making a decision, determine appropriate decision making rule. Choose from:
Minority Rule
Majority Rule (vote)
Consensus
Other
Quality is valued over quantity or speed
Base on data if possible
Research alternatives before making final decision
Confidentiality
What is said in the meeting stays in the meeting unless the entire team agrees to share
Ground rules:
Ideas for Ground Rules:
Attendance
- A high priority is placed upon meeting attendance
- Legitimate reasons for missing a meeting are _.
- Members should contact if they cannot attend.
- Number of members that must be present for a meeting to be held.
Promptness- Our meetings start and end on time.
- Adhere to time limits unless the group agrees to change them.
Preparation- Everyone is responsible for coming prepared to the meeting with the required materials.
Participation- Everyone has equal opportunity to participate
- Keep discussion on track
- Wait until one topic is discussed before pursuing another
- Use constructive criticism
- Avoid value judgments
- Suggest alternatives
- Be honest and to the point
- Avoid gossip
Conversational Courtesies- One person speaks at a time while everyone else listens
- Respect other members’ contributions and ideas
- Avoid interrupting other
Assignments- Complete assignments on time
- Help team members
Interruptions- Agree on acceptable interruptions (phone calls, pagers, etc)
- The “100-mile rules” – “No one should be called form the meeting unless it is so important that the disruption would happen even if the meeting was 100 miles away from the office.”
Decision Making- Before making a decision, determine appropriate decision making rule. Choose from:
- Minority Rule
- Majority Rule (vote)
- Consensus
- Other
- Quality is valued over quantity or speed
- Base on data if possible
- Research alternatives before making final decision
Confidentiality- What is said in the meeting stays in the meeting unless the entire team agrees to share
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