Description
The Goal
The goal of this real-world About Me & My Preferences Team-Building Exercise is to increase teammates’ understanding of each other’s work preferences.
I used this exercise many times in my team-building practice. It was a wildly successful exercise. It never failed. And it is much faster than conducting a personality-type-style workshop.
In most cases, it was actually more effective than personality workshops because teammates addressed their most important work preferences.
Doing that means they can create meaningful Work AgreementsA Work Agreement is a collective teammate promise to transform non-productive, adversarial behavior into collaborative teamwork behavior. More to build and sustain Right-Minded Teamwork.
Do this exercise, and you will be following Reason’s Right-Minded Teamwork philosophy of Do No Harm and Work as One.
The Process
Teammates choose one of the 6 questions to answer.
They bring their answers to a team meeting that all teammates attend.
Each teammate shares one answer. Other teammates ask clarifying questions.
Here are 2 of the About Me & My Preferences Team-Building Exercise Questions
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- If another teammate thinks you are about to make a mistake, what is the best way for them to respond or call it to your attention?
- The biggest mistake another teammate can make with me is _________, and the best way we can recover is __________.
The Right Choice Model
Here’s where you can learn more about the Right Choice Model.
You Want a “What” Conversation
What vs. Why – 2:39 Minutes
If you download this exercise, I will send you several additional tips including how to set up a “What” vs. Why conversation…a very important tip indeed!
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Here’s to your success!
Dan Hogan, Certified Master Facilitator
Betsy Bond –
I used this approach in a recent workshop to get a team of leaders new to each other to come together in a meaningful way. Work preferences is a practical way to build a team. Great content.
Dan Hogan –
Hi Betsy, Thank you for your review and more importantly, to learn how it helped you help your client team!
Dan Hogan –
Hello fellow teammates! Dan Hogan here. I’m the co-creator of Right-Minded Teamwork.
I used the “About Me & My Preferences” team-building exercise probably 100 times over my three-decade career. It worked every time. It’s much faster than a personality-type-style workshop and much more “fit for purpose.”