One way to give feedback How often do you hear feedback like this “You are always too late for our Daily Standup. Don’t you respect your teammates?” “What is wrong with you? Why do you always have to interrupt me during a meeting? You are such a rude person.” How would you react when you...
Learnings In jeder Organisation oder in jedem Team existiert eine bestimmte Kultur, Bräuche oder ungeschriebene Gesetze, die den Mitgliedern häufig gar nicht (mehr) bewusst sind (da sie täglich gelebt werden). Diese Übung macht bewusst und erlebbar, wie sich diese Kultur auf die Integration eines neuen Teammitglieds auswirken kann. Anzahl Teilnehmer mindestens drei Teams mit...
How do you become better in a particular field as an individual? Let’s assume, you want to master an instrument, and your vision is to one day play a solo in the Elbphilharmoie in Hamburg. You will practise, focussing on different elements such as rhythm, the accuracy of pitch and length of the notes,...
When I introduce a new technique or concept to a team, it is sometimes difficult for them to fully see how practice can be beneficial for them or in their context, even if I use games or metaphors. In this case, it is useful for the team to gain an alternative view, i.e. other team members explaining...
What motivates people? Scientists found out (see appendix) that extrinsic motivators, such as payment, bonuses or promotions only have a positive influence on repetitive mechanical work. When it comes to tasks where creativity, decision-making, and cognitive skills are necessary, these extrinsic factors might even lead to lower performance. Dan Pink illustrates this in his...
Each member of a team has their set of skills that contribute to the overall skillset of the team. However, quite often, these skills are not aligned with the skills that are necessary to develop the future product or service. To determine and to subsequently decide how to close these gaps, the so called...
As mentioned in an earlier post, most creative thinkers are driven by intrinsic motivation. Some of these motivational factors are the approval from teammates or the relatedness with their team. One way to achieve this is by (positive) feedback from teammates. A way to express this feedback can be either on a personal level...