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**Working Agreements** | Brave New Work podcast (43 mins)
The best teams in the world don’t just agree on what they’re going to do, they agree on how they’re going to do it. In this episode, we talk about working agreements - what they are and why we need them - and explore which working agreements might be critical to success. Later, we’re joined by Mike Brevoort from Slack, who takes us inside the norms and agreements that enable the company's “work hard and go home” ethos.
**Changing the world of working agreements** | Brave New Work podcast (43 mins)
Work is all about agreements - policies, processes, principles, goals, workflows, etc. So how do you give teams the power to align on all of these things in a clear and inclusive way? What if there's already a company out there that's documented the exact policy you're looking for? And when, inevitably, that agreement needs some tweaking, how do you iterate and grow?
**When should we agree to agree?** | Brave New Work podcast (51 mins)
Making working agreements is critical. Doing so can give teams an equal opportunity to contribute; provide clarity where clarity is missing and causing friction; introduce new employees to an organization’s way of working. We could go on. We’re clearing the air on what the job of working agreements is, when they make sense, and what could go in your own team’s agreement-making starter pack.
*The Murmur Method | Murmur (3 mins)
A look at the asynchronous process groups use to make agreements and decisions in Murmur. This software-powered process is pure solid gold.
**Defining Working Agreements** | Agile Academy (2 mins)
What are working agreements, how to work with them, and the basics of these shared team norms.
**Team Agreements** | Helen Sanderson (10 mins)
How to develop Team Agreements and review these individually and collectively.
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