8 Habits of Highly Defective Contracts

Sarah Fox

Use Contracts… Lazily

Tip: Create contracts that work for your business

Begin with a Bad End in Mind

Tip: Define what success looks like

Put First Things Last

Tip: Focus on the most important aspects for your client

Think Win/Lose

Tip: Prefer terms which build trust

Seek Misunderstanding

Tip: Write your contract in plain and simple language

Silo-ize

Tip: Work as a team to achieve agreed aims

Blunt the Saw

Tip: Focus on results not methods

Shout About You

Tip: Treat your contract as a way to inspire or help someone else

An effective contract is about trust not terms

“Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people”

Steven Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Successful People