Team talk

Welcome! Guidelines for today

 Create space for open dialogue  Don’t interrupt
 Come with positive intent
 Don’t hog the time
 Listen actively: hear what your teammate is
 Know that we are all here with
saying, acknowledge it even if you do or don’t
have the same perspective everyone’s best interests at heart

 Everyone’s perspective and experience is valid  Know there may be moments of

 Know this is a safe space – what is said here, discomfort and disagreement – that is
stays here normal
 This is YOUR team meeting
 Know “everything” won’t be resolved
 Be kind in how you communicate
today

 Others?
Agenda today

Main goal: Create strategies to move forward in most efficient way; Get
some “relief” from the stresses of being a team; build cohesion

What’s going well with each of you? What’s going well with the team?
 Share what you do well

What’s are your challenges? What are the team’s challenges?

• Share what you find to be the top 2-3 most challenging aspects of working with your team

• Share what you want to ‘grow’ or “develop”

Solutions/Cohesion:
• 1-2 ways you think your team could resolve the challenges

• Share how you will resolve or commit to 2 actions you can realistically take that will enhance your contribution as a team member and your overall
team dynamic
Language/Communications
Use:
“When this happens, I feel this way, and this is how it impacts me”
“When this happens, I feel this way, and this is how it impacts the team”
“I agree with what you’re saying”
“I think I am doing this well”….”I would like to grow/develop/improve this”
“I think I see this differently” or “I have a different perspective”
“I resolve to” or “I commit to”
“I need a moment”
“I am feeling like I need some time to regroup”

Avoid:
“I think you’re wrong”
“That’s not true”
“That didn’t happen that way”
“I didn’t do/feel that”
Things I do well, Things I want to grow –
GROWTH MINDSET

2 THINGS I DO WELL 2 T H I N G S I WA N T T O G R O W
Things Going well with the team; Things we want to grow
GROWTH MINDSET

2 THINGS OUR TEAM DOES WELL 2 T H I N G S W E WA N T T O G R O W

Solutions – Individual Resolution, Team Resolution
2 THINGS THE TEAM AGREES TO/COMMITS
2 T H I N G S Y O U R E S O LV E / C O M M I T T O TO
 Group Contract

 What can you commit to in

writing? Roles, Tasks, Ways to
Communicate, Consequences,
Plan B/back-up plans, Schedule
management