- An easy activity to do with your team to get their input?
- Constructive feedback from everyone during a meeting?
- Ideas how to improve your team?
If so, this strategy will help you improve communication and reduce conflict in the workplace. I have found that when large groups are asked to give their input, the response is not always great. Divide your team in groups of 3 or 4 people. There are many ways to divide groups in a creative way -ask them to find people who have a birthday in the same month or season. Then find out if there are any team members who share the same birthday.
Give each team a sheet with the following information on it:
Team’s Need for Improvement
A Great Need for improvement = Great Energy Drain.
Some Need for improvement = Some Energy Drain.
No Need for improvement = Positive Energy.
Great Energy Drain
Great need:
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Some Energy Drain
Some Need:
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Positive Energy
No Need:
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Once teams have enough time to share their ideas in small groups ask them to give their best ideas to the large group. Ask someone to write all the ideas down. Once all the teams have given their input, start discussing each idea and prioritize which ideas to work on first. Ask ALL team members to sign up on committees to follow through on the team’s need for improvement. I strongly suggest that there has to be an accountability factor built into this process. Deadlines and follow up feedback need to be part of the accountability plan. I see the biggest mistake when groups get together and become very motivated to make changes and there is no follow up or resolution. Remember when people respect the process, they resolve issues and get outstanding results.
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