The Book of Agreement: 10 Essential Elements for Getting the Results You Want

For most people, negotiating an agreement feels adversarial. It is a process one tries to win. It is not viewed as a process that expresses a clear joint vision or a path to desired results. We have been conditioned to function in a "me vs. them" context. Creating agreements for results, rather than negotiating agreements for protection, would provide much greater benefits.

The conflicts most people get into are avoidable. Conflict develops because of differing expectations about what working with others will produce. Differences arise because these expectations have not been made explicit to everyone. People fail to make their expectations explicit because they never learned how. The Book of Agreement provides a clear path through the minefields of conflict, to shared expectations.


Summary: A must read for everyone!
Rating: 5

This book is really a must read for anyone who wants to be more effective in their work, their relationships… and in life. It offers a real roadmap for how to craft honest, workable agreements… the sort of things fundamental to all progress.



Summary: Comprehensible concepts from an expert in the field
Rating: 5

We all know of stories where businesses, families and communities went down the drain because the involved parties were locked into years of conflict. In this book, Stewart Levine provides an insightful framework and applications for resolutions that can be put to practice immediately; sort of a 15-Minute Gourmet Resolutions recipe book.