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.
Contents
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
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