The Right-Minded Teamwork Attitudes & Behaviors is a compiled list of 30 behavioral and process choices that act as a practical guide for every teammate.
This list’s primary function is to help the Decision-Maker consciously distinguish between thoughts guided by Reason (Right-Minded) and those driven by the Ego (Wrong-Minded).
The Law of Change and Perspective
In Right-Minded Teamwork® (RMT), the foundational principle is that thoughts and attitudes always precede teamwork behavior. While Right-Minded attitudes (from Reason) are natural and lead to peace, debilitating wrong-minded attitudes (from Ego) are learned. Since they are learned, they can be unlearned through conscious choice.
A key step in changing perspective is applying the principle:
This allows the teammate to reinterpret a negative behavior not as an attack, but as a “call for help” from a teammate, enabling a forgiving response guided by Reason.
Choosing Your Teacher: Ego vs. Reason
The complete list contains paired contrasts illustrating the two choices available to the team. By choosing Reason’s guidance over the Ego’s, teammates actively align with the RMT philosophy. Here are five core examples:
1. Grievances vs. Forgiveness
- Ego Choice: Hold and project grievances; never forget or forgive.
- Reason Choice: Embrace and extend forgiveness; let go of issues from the past.
2. Scarcity vs. Abundance
- Ego Choice: A mindset of scarcity—a belief that to give is to lose.
- Reason Choice: An attitude of abundance—a belief that to give is to receive.
3. Individualism vs. Interdependence
- Ego Choice: “I am the smartest, and I can prove it.”
- Reason Choice: “None of us is as smart as all of us.”
4. The Battleground vs. The Classroom
- Ego Choice: Our team is a Battleground where conflict is prolonged.
- Reason Choice: Our team is a Learning Classroom where conflict is resolved.
5. Defensiveness vs. Defenselessness
- Ego Choice: Defensiveness is prevalent as we protect ourselves from each other.
- Reason Choice: Defenselessness (openness) is widespread as we trust one another.
Application and Source
The team must discuss and define what these Right-Minded attitudes mean in their daily work.
These defined behaviors form the team’s collective thought system, which is then formally captured in their Work Agreements (Element #3). By living these agreements, the team restores its collective mind to Reason and returns to the Unified Circle of Right-Minded Thinking.
Action
The complete list of 30 attitudes and behaviors is available in several RMT books, including How to Apply the Right Choice Model: Create a Right-Minded Team That Works as One.
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