To foster this attitude of openness and respect, it may be helpful to meet with your organization early in the semester to discuss mutual expectations (what the advisor expects of the students; what the students expect of the advisor).
Clinicians may thus use this knowledge to explicate mutual expectations and set up mutually agreed on goals and actions.
Your contracting document can begin with something like "Because (name of your change effort) is so important to the future of our organization, (Sponsor) and (You) agree on the following mutual expectations". Then you list – in very explicit terms – the actions you expect from the Sponsor, and the actions the Sponsor can expect from you.
The mutual expectations of the group that is, standards of behavior that are mutually known to all and expected by all are often called social norms.
Confirms assumptions about mutual expectations and clarifies standards of performance.
We clearly define mutual expectations of self and others.
Asks questions and provides feedback in an effort to clarify mutual expectations.
Groups convey mutual expectations, and thus may either encourage or discourage altruism and collaboration.
The partnerships worked because three essential components were in place: mutual expectations, mutual influence, and trust.
He organized two off-sites to talk about shared goals, the team's rules, and the members' mutual expectations.
They deliberately discuss things such as new priorities, accessibility, information flow, and mutual expectations of influence and confidentiality.
