1. Be willing to support the purpose, values, rules and goals
2. Be an active part of the group
3. Speak with good purpose
4. Be polite and respectful at all times
5. Make your statements brief and clear
6. Not more than one person should speak at the same time
7. Acknowledge whatever is being communicated as true for the speaker at that moment. If you disagree or do not understand, ask for clarification.
8. Keep the discussion on track. If it gets sidetracked, bring it back to the main subject by suggesting there are some other important points which need to be covered in the limited time.
9. Agreement should be in writing to prevent misunderstanding
a. Make only agreements that you are willing and intend to keep
b. Communicate any potential broken agreement at the first appropriate time
c. Clear up any broken agreement at the first appropriate opportunity
10. Have the willingness to win and to allow others to win
11. Be responsible - don't lay blame or give excuses
12. Criticise or comment on ideas or issues not people
13. Hold the person "innocent" until proven "guilty"
14. Quickly summarise the conclusion in such a way that everyone will realize the important facts brought out in that discussion.
Source: Unknown (Discovered recently in my compilations of lessons learnt/good advice).
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