by Joe Tassinari, Workplace Enrichment Developer
4/19/14

If you are ready to weave this model into your regular meetings feel free to use this Workplace Enrichment meeting agenda as a template. (see below for helpful tips)

The management staff of Mother Lode River Center enrolled in a Workplace Enrichment session January 2014. Since then they have utilized the WE meeting agenda template for their weekly staff meetings. Conducting meetings this way they have reported accomplishing business goals with more efficiency and success; staff are more accountable for their duties not out of fear but because their good work is being noticed. Most importantly there is as growing understanding and positive affect among ALL staff; including staff who do not attend the regular meetings!

Workplace Enrichment "A Practice of We" is presented to your workgroup with a one-day workshop followed by three coached staff meetings. If you wish to explore this practice for your workgroup please contact Business Works.

Mother Lode invited me to attend a recent staff meeting and this was their agenda:

Mother Lode: Workplace Enrichment Staff Meeting
April 18, 2014
Topic: Relationship Building
Be intentional about having positive relationships with others. Suspend judgment by being accepting as you look to their strengths. Intentionally interact in positive ways with others.

AGENDA

• Sign-In: ABC’s of Me – (relationship with self)
• Read Agenda
• Review Agreements
• Check-In (non work related)
• Evaluation & Findings Results
• Energizer: The Clap – (relationship with others)
• Reports from Team Members

BREAK – 10 minutes

• Activity: Why Are You Here? – (relationship with world)
•  “Something Nice”
• Meeting Evaluation
• Closing – Scott collects evaluation results, then summarizes business findings captured during this meeting, to be presented next week.

_____     _____     _____     _____     _____     _____     _____ 

Meeting Evaluation (circle answer)

1. I felt included.                                              Yes             Needs Improvement
2. I felt that the purpose was relevant.                Yes              Needs Improvement
3. The meeting brought us closer as a team.       Yes              Needs Improvement
4. Learned something new about my co-workers. Yes              Needs Improvement
5. I enjoyed our meeting.                                   Yes              Needs Improvement

comments …

<end of meeting agenda created by Brita Olson, GM, Mother Lode>

Business Works is a company dedicated to the creation of a peaceful world through the workplace. If your skill-set enables you to use this meeting agenda as a template without enrolling in a Workplace Enrichment session please feel free to do so. Here are some helpful tips:

• The meeting focus is on safety and positive relationship building. Remember, when groups are interacting with positivity they are 35% more productive.
• Facilitator: Give everyone an equal turn with each agenda item, keep things moving.
• Energizer: A short activity that brings the group closer as a team and is fun.
• Meeting Topic: Choose an inclusive activity that highlights your topic.
• Reflection: Capture findings from "team member reports" along with "evaluation results" and reflect them during the next meeting.
• "Something Nice" – group displays gratitude.
• Take turns facilitating the meetings.

Workplace Enrichment is "A Practice of We" – turns the us/them dichotomy into a unified "We". The method is embraced by everyone, is enriching and develops high-functioning teams. It was developed by, Joe Tassinari president of Business Works, as a means to deliver ongoing happiness and prosperity to the workplace. 

[review evaluaiton results from a WE session]

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