The Right Choice Model is an effective teaching aid that will help you and your teammates choose your own set of unique and accountable “right” teamwork attitudes and behaviors.
It is your team’s collective Desire and your collective Willingness to change your minds that will create lasting team Accountability. See the Right-Minded Accountability image below.
Inspired by A Course in Miracles and other moral & ethical models, The Right Choice Model consists of two circles.
When difficult team problems occur, teammates have two options: 1) become an ally, or 2) become an adversary. When you are an adversary, you are a victim or a victimizer, always pointing the finger at others. This kind of behavior forms the lower loop, which describes the ineffective cycle of wrong-minded victimization.
When you choose to be an ally, you work collaboratively with your teammates to achieve team goals. You demonstrate positive and accountable work behaviors – the upper loop of the Model, or the cycle of successfully addressing problems using Right-Minded behavior and accountability.
The Right Choice Model also contains an important, Right-Minded question for teammates to use when difficult situations arise. It is:
“How did I create, promote, or allow this difficult situation to happen?”
In addition to details about how and when to use this question to address team conflict, this crucial question can be printed and distributed to teammates as a physical reminder (look for the printable Right Choice cards template that comes with this book). These cards also include the definition of Right-Minded accountability on the back, giving teammates a tangible way to remember and apply the Right Choice Model to make positive, team-oriented choices.
To learn more about this simple but powerful teaching model, pick up your copy of How to Apply the Right Choice Model: Create a Right-Minded Team That Works as One.
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Praise for the Right Choice Model
Tiffany Smith, Team Leader, Chevron
I still keep the Right Choice Model card in my badge holder.
Ken McCall, Director UAE, Westinghouse Electric Co.
I’ve used the Right Choice Model for 20+ years and I still live by the process today in my professional and personal life. It’s a great way to kick-start a new team or invigorate a seasoned one.
Cindy Thomas, Team Leader, Assisted Living Industry
I can tell you without a doubt that my team and I use the Right Choice Model all we can and we LOVE it!! Our team has really grown and achieved a lot through the program and we continue each week in our meetings to utilize what you have taught us.
Teca Pedro, Manager L&D International, Angola, Africa
I have been inspired and enjoyed using your Right Choice Model in most of my workshops since 2005 and found it very useful. For Team Building activities, Right Choice is most definitely highly recommended.
Jacob Gros, Offshore Installation Manager, Chevron
I’m looking at a Right Choice Model poster in my office as I type this note and appreciate you bringing this into my career and personal life. I don’t think a day goes by that I don’t think about this model or share the principle of this model with someone.
Danny Boyd, Sr. Team Leader, Chevron
I have a Right Choice Model poster in my office and a card in my wallet that I use frequently when managing conflict and providing coaching to others. It is a valuable tool that has made my job and personal life easier at times.
Dave Jensen, Former Managing Director, Chevron
I actually have the Right Choice Model card pinned with magnets to my file cabinet and I too refer to it routinely, to coach myself and others in difficult situations. It has helped us to create a positive attitude in our teamwork.
Robin Hensley, VP IT, UPS
Thanks for teaching us about our two choices [in the Right-Minded Choice Model]. It clearly shows me that I have two choices: I can either be a victim of the world I see, or I can be accountable and change the way I respond to every seeming difficulty that happens. Thanks again. I now feel more in control of myself!