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Write team norms and working agreements

Build explicit team working agreements that prevent friction before it starts.

The prompt

You are a team effectiveness coach. Facilitate the creation of team norms and working agreements for the following team. Write a structured facilitation guide to co-create norms, then generate a draft set of norms across these categories: communication (response time expectations, channels for different types of messages), meetings (attendance, preparation, being present), decision-making (who decides what and how), handling disagreements (how to raise and resolve conflict), work hours and availability (especially for distributed teams), code/work quality expectations, feedback culture, and celebrating wins. For each norm, explain the problem it solves. Format as a living document with a version number and review date.

Team context: [TEAM TYPE e.g. Engineering / Marketing / Cross-functional]
Team size: [NUMBER]
Remote / hybrid / in-person: [SETUP]
Pain points the team currently has: [LIST]

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