Ten pats on all backs in less than 2 minutes

How to pat everyone on your team: 

Is it really necessary to praise each other at work?

I have a story that I would very much like to tell you. A cause I am passionate about. A matter that occupies me most of my waking hours. At the same time, it is an experience that is about you and your employees being able to achieve extraordinary results when you are all involved in creating the team culture you really want.

Unhappy employees

Being a consultant, I hear about unhappy managers and stressed employees daily. Employees are underinformed. They are overloaded with too many and too difficult tasks. They are stressed. They are overloaded. They get no help. They get confused. They get sick. It can hardly be called well-being and teamwork in year 2022.

You can't be like that to the most important people you have at work. It is both hideous, disrespectful and mediocre. It hardly matches the company's values ​​either. The colleagues who remain fear that they may be subjected to the same treatment.

Another way: Happy employees

I also listen to happy managers and happy employees every day.

Employees are briefed, informed and consulted. They solve the tasks that they are comfortable with. They are serviced. They are listened to. They get help. They are enlightened, sincere and happy.

The 10 pats on the back

Try this exercise where everyone hangs a card on their back and takes a pen in their hand. In 3 minutes, everyone gives each other written praise, recognition and appreciation. If we are to create trust, then we must trust ourselves and practice recognizing colleagues and at the same time allowing ourselves to be recognized by them. First one way. And then the other way. Smile to the world and the world smiles at you.

Recognition is a part of the teamwork.

I often present this exercise with a card hanging on everyones back. The exercise is called 'Praise on the back' and so far I have only seen happy faces on those who get praise on the back. And just as happy are those who praise. I can therefore conclude: Everyone wants praise and recognition. And everyone wants to give praise and recognition.

So let's try to start fresh.

Definition: What is 'collaboration'?

Collaboration is something that occurs over time, when several people help each other favorably and make an effort to achieve common goals.

It occurs over time

What does 'time' mean to you?

How much time do you need before collaboration shows up?

Who asks for help?

Who offers their help?

What does our effort consist of?

What value is added to the collaboration with this effort?

Which and how many pats on the back do we want to add to the collaboration?

To achieve common goals

What is special about our goal?

What does it mean that we all know the goals?

What value does it have for our customers?

The best tool

The other day, a customer asked me which tool I liked to use the most myself when I had a group to start talking about collaboration. I only had to think about the answer for a couple of seconds: Dialoogle, I replied. The picture cards which are so flexible and which can be used in so many ways. Next time I hope he asks me about my Top 10 list of the best tools.

Visit LEADERS WAREHOUSE and choose your tools HERE



Michael Meinhardt
LEADERSwarehouse.com 
☎ +45 71 92 55 63 ✉ info@LEADERSwarehouse.com


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