Communication Exercise -Collaboration
Working on your collaboration skills can help with more effective and impactful decision making. When resolving conflict at work, team collaboration can be a beneficial way to find solutions.
INDIVIDUAL SOLUTION
Problem: Your team of 20 employees have met the metrics for customer satisfaction scores for the year! You want to celebrate them but there is a limited budget of $100 so you need to be very strategic on how money is spent to make the most impact.
Brainstorm ideas on how to celebrate your team. Write them below. (5-10 minutes)
From the brainstormed ideas, create a plan (10 minutes)
TEAM SOLUTION
Form a group of 3-5 people. Utilizing the same problem, brainstorm ideas. Write them below. (10 minutes)
From the brainstormed ideas, create a plan (10 minutes)
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Discussion questions can be a great way to dive further into the topic of collaboration and gain new insights.
- What was easier about collaborating on ideas with the team versus brainstorming individually? What was more challenging?
- What could you have done differently in the collaboration? What did you do well?
- Do you tend to gravitate away or push towards collaboration? How come?
- How will you make collaboration more purposeful in your everyday work?
For more information about this material, email kmcclain@praeliscere.com or visit https://praeliscere.com/. Copyright Kathryn McClain.
Working on your collaboration skills can help with more effective and impactful decision making. When resolving conflict at work, team collaboration can be a beneficial way to find solutions.
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