Great value exercise: The team T: My job, your job, our job

 

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 commit and stick to OUR JOB. Agree a plan.

Good luck!


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Michael Meinhardt


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