Staff Collective Ground Rules for Meetings - Revision history

Mkille at 00:28, 1 March 2013

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Rfs at 20:55, 3 December 2010

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Rfs at 20:52, 3 December 2010

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Rfs at 20:51, 3 December 2010

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Laurel at 22:07, 2 November 2010

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Laurel: removed note that should have been removed when copying/pasting.

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Darryl at 19:09, 2 November 2010

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Rfs at 18:27, 2 November 2010

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Rfs: New page: {{Policy Header | PolicyName = Staff Collective Ground Rules for Meetings | notes = This is an attempt to have more constructive meetings and to alleviate what people may perceive as a to...

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New page: {{Policy Header | PolicyName = Staff Collective Ground Rules for Meetings | notes = This is an attempt to have more constructive meetings and to alleviate what people may perceive as a to...

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{{Policy Header
| PolicyName = Staff Collective Ground Rules for Meetings
| notes = This is an attempt to have more constructive meetings and to alleviate what people may perceive as a toxic or hostile workplace.
}}

''These ground rules were adopted at an all-day Staff Collective Meeting on Nov 1, 2010. (link to minutes forthcoming)''

The following behaviors are usually counterproductive to having a reasonable meeting and should be avoided:

* eye rolling
* laughing at serious points or concerns
* hair pulling
* making things unnecessarily personal
* interrupting ''(Note: We need to set up guidelines of when it is appropriate to directly respond to something and when you need to wait your turn).''
** ''to correct a fallacy''
** ''to ask clarifying questions''
* monopolizing speaking time
* raising voices to a yell or near-yell
* hyperbole
* assuming bad intent
* attacking or insulting
* talking about ghosts

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	''These ground rules apply to staff collective meetings, but could be used for other meetings as well.''		''These ground rules apply to staff collective meetings, but could be used for other meetings as well.''
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		+	== Ground rules for Staff Collective Meetings: ==
		+	These ground rules apply to staff collective meetings. It is the role of the facilitator to enforce these ground rules. If the facilitator is not doing this, someone else may suggest.

	The following behaviors are usually counterproductive to having a reasonable meeting and should be avoided:		The following behaviors are usually counterproductive to having a reasonable meeting and should be avoided:

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	''These ground rules were adopted at an all-day Staff Collective Meeting on Nov 1, 2010. (link to minutes forthcoming)''		''These ground rules were adopted at an all-day Staff Collective Meeting on Nov 1, 2010. (link to minutes forthcoming)''
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		+	''These ground rules apply to staff collective meetings, but could be used for other meetings as well.''

	The following behaviors are usually counterproductive to having a reasonable meeting and should be avoided:		The following behaviors are usually counterproductive to having a reasonable meeting and should be avoided:

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	: A good facilitator should identify when the above (or similar) behaviors are negatively affecting a meeting and point out the problem. In some cases the facilitator will not notice the behaviors and others present at the meeting will need to raise the issue.		: A good facilitator should identify when the above (or similar) behaviors are negatively affecting a meeting and point out the problem. In some cases the facilitator will not notice the behaviors and others present at the meeting will need to raise the issue.
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 : Often points will be introduced with a phrase like "people say...". When doing this, be certain to have concrete people and events in mind. Avoid expressing your own opinions as if they were the opinions of other unnamed people.
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+; good facilitation
 : A good facilitator should identify when the above (or similar) behaviors are negatively affecting a meeting and point out the problem. In some cases the facilitator will not notice the behaviors and others present at the meeting will need to raise the issue.

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 * hair pulling
 * making things unnecessarily personal
-* interrupting
+* interrupting (guidelines for when interrupting is acceptable are below)
 ** ''to correct a fallacy''
 ** ''to ask clarifying questions''

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 ''These ground rules were adopted at an all-day Staff Collective Meeting on Nov 1, 2010. (link to minutes forthcoming)''
 The following behaviors are usually counterproductive to having a reasonable meeting and should be avoided:
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 * assuming bad intent
 * attacking or insulting
-* talking about ghosts
+* talking about "ghosts"