POLICY

Maintenance meeting

An agenda for a regular team meeting which aims to surface experiences of being in the group, and create a space to discuss tensions and differences.

Maintenance meeting

Policy

Adapted from: Resist + Renew

Date: [XXXX]

Time: [XXXX]

Facilitator: [ROTATING]

Notetaker: [XXXX]

Aims

  • A deeper check-in on the experience of being in the group
  • To give space to raise issues and “have awkward chats”
  • To reflect together on our work, and our direction

Anti-aims: To solve any and all tensions that could arise.

Outputs: …None!

Agenda

Total time ~75 mins

Faff / Check-in

~10 mins

Check in question:

[How are you coming into the space today? Or facilitator can change to a different check-in question]

Outline rough structure:

  • Space for a ‘temperature check’ (Fulfilment / Closeness / Enjoyment)
  • Space for capacity check
  • Space for sharing difficulties, worries, clarifications, e.g. interpersonal dynamics, things that happened in a workshop
  • Space for solutions e.g. 1-1 chat, item on next meeting agenda, facilitated 1-1

Initial temperature check – go-round

~15 mins

Key prompt questions:

  • How much are you enjoying RadHR right now?
  • How close are you feeling to others in RadHR?
  • How fulfilled are you feeling by RadHR work?

Capacity check – go-round

~15 mins

Key prompt questions:

  • How is your capacity feeling at the moment?

Additional prompt questions:

  • How are your work areas feeling for you? 
  • Are there any areas you’d like more/less support, or more/less ‘mandate’?
  • What work would you like to do less of in the next few months, that you’ve had your fill of?
  • What work would you like to do more of in the next few months, that you’ve had your fill of?

Leaning into difficulties

~25 mins

This is more of an open space than the previous two sections and is not strictly a go-round, but if there is limited sharing the facilitator can adopt a more structured approach to this section.

Potential prompt questions:

  • Is there anything that’s felt difficult for you at RadHR recently?
  • Do you have any questions / worries / concerns you’d like to raise?
  • Are there things you’d like to discuss through an alternative medium (e.g. 1-1, through a proxy, with an external facilitator, etc.)What would a solution look like?

Close

~10 mins

Wrap up.

If any next steps have come out of the meeting, assign relevant action points.

For example:

  • Organise a 1-1 follow-up or buddy meet
  • Research and book an external facilitation
  • Add a point to next team meet agenda
  • Find a time/date standalone team meeting in everyone’s calendars

Notes

Discussion

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