The team T : My job, your job, our job This exercise is a great way to agree values and responsibilities in a group. No cost. No props. Only a few minutes. I would say: Go for it. Draw a big T and write the words MY JOB over the left column and YOUR JOB over the right column. Now go through MY JOB and the things you have to do: preparing, planning, leading, involving, negotiating, being friendly and curious, say what you do and do what you say etc. Write these in the left column. Now go through their job and write them in the right column: teaming, enjoying, preparing, keeping time, counting, being friendly and curious etc. Go through the two lists and look for similarities. There must be a number of overlaps. Now cross out the two words at the top: MY JOB and YOUR JOB and exchange them with the word OUR JOB. Now you have a list of responsibilities for all of you. Ask everybody what they see. Ask several times: What do you also see? Involve everybody in how you all comm...

The Time to Return to People is Now Article written by John Christensen, Founder & CEO of FISH!, Advocate for Joy, Publisher, Film maker and Servant Leader. The time to return to people is now. After four years of adapting to new norms and reshaping the way we live and work, one thing has become undeniably clear: what we miss most—and what we need most—is each other. The Great Shutdown turned our world inside out, pulling us away from familiar rhythms and forcing us into a world of remote everything—work, school, even weddings. In the midst of the upheaval, many of us clung to the hope of a return to “normal.” But as the dust has settled, it’s clear that things didn’t go back to the way they were. And maybe that’s for the best. Instead of looking backward, we’ve streamlined, adapted, and carried on. We’ve questioned old routines, discarded the unnecessary, and found new ways to reclaim our time. Yet one challenge remains: how will we choose to re-engage with one another as we m...