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Exercises

Tilde Egebrand

Supportive conversations that build resilience

Pair up. Take turns sharing something that stresses or worries you, and listening. The listener should not try to solve anything. Follow-up questions and validating comments—such as “Given everything that’s going on, it makes sense that you feel this way,” or “I hear you have a lot on your mind about the crisis”—are encouraged.

Train with the team

Principle 6

Max 15 min

Oskar HenriksonWahlman

How good will it be when your colleague is done?

Take turns: each person shares a goal they’re working toward. The rest briefly say how their own work will be easier once that task is done.

Train with the team

Principle 2

Max 15 min

Psykologifabriken Team

Set boundaries – so you can think outside the box

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Train with the team

Principle 7

Max 15 min

Oskar HenriksonWahlman

Your best tasks

Train with the team

Principle 2

Max 15 min

Alexander Fredriksson

Three piles of mandate

Train with the team

Principle 7

Max 15 min

Gustav Nilsson

Collaborate SMART

Train with the team

Principle 1

Max 15 min

Oskar HenriksonWahlman

Role clarity is hotter than cooking for team building

Train with the team

Principle 2

Max 15 min

Gustav Nilsson

Clearer roles mean less stress

Train with the team

Principle 2

Max 15 min

Oskar HenriksonWahlman

Cross tasks off the list

Train with the team

Principle 2

Max 15 min

Kristin Öster

Recycle your success factors with a team debrief

Gather the team and choose a project or shared goal you want to analyze. Remind yourselves of the goal and the outcome. Then discuss what you did that contributed to things going well. Write down every success factor you identify.

Train with the team

Principle 4

Max 15 min

Oskar HenriksonWahlman

Which goal is priority number one?

Train with the team

Principle 1

Max 15 min

Oskar HenriksonWahlman

Five small problems beat one big one

Train with the team

Principle 2

Max 15 min

Psykologifabriken Team

Rank the agenda by vote

Train with the team

Principle 3

Max 15 min

Oskar HenriksonWahlman

Five boundaries between work and free time

Train with the team

Principle 2

Max 15 min

Alexander Fredriksson

Does your team steer its own ship?

List your most important tasks, for example on a whiteboard. Then, together, generate concrete ways you can be included when these tasks are discussed by managers or other leaders.

Train with the team

Principle 7

Max 15 min

Oskar HenriksonWahlman

The team performs like retirees

Train with the team

Principle 2

Max 15 min

Oskar HenriksonWahlman

Positive backtalk

Train with the team

Principle 4

Max 15 min

Therese Fröman

The feedback chain

Train with the team

Principle 4

Max 15 min

Oskar HenriksonWahlman

Available to your manager and to your colleagues

Train with the team

Principle 2

Max 15 min

Psykologifabriken Team

How do we support each other within the team?

What does your team do to accommodate the needs of team members and respond to their questions? Discuss what routines are in place in the team to support one another or get external support in everyday work.

Train with the team

Principle 7

Max 15 min

Tone Nordling

Create a forgiving atmosphere between groups

The next time you notice that the team is complaining about another department, a business partner, or a customer, you can draw up a list of the behaviors in your team that are liable to make things difficult for the other group. For example: you respond with counter-arguments instead of asking questions, choose separate tables in the lunch room, only reply to emails after reminders.

Train with the team

Principle 8

Max 15 min

Psykologifabriken Team

The team’s three most important questions

Train with the team

Principle 7

Max 15 min

Psykologifabriken Team

When do we share leadership?

Train with the team

Principle 7

Max 15 min

Gustav Nilsson

Healthier employees with collaborative decision-making

Discuss what types of decisions are important for you to make jointly. Laying out holiday plans, for example, or defining procedures for opening and closing.

Train with the team

Principle 3

Max 15 min

Frida Metso

Working for or against the group’s common goals

Train with the team

Principle 1

Max 15 min

Gustav Nilsson

Help your colleagues achieve their goals

Train with the team

Principle 1

Max 15 min

Gustav Nilsson

What do we need to get better at?

Train with the team

Principle 1

Max 15 min

Gustav Nilsson

Would your team survive a plane crash?

Train with the team

Principle 1

Max 15 min

Gustav Nilsson

Set a challenging goal to develop and succeed

Train with the team

Principle 1

Max 15 min

Gustav Nilsson

Fighting doubts with measurable goals

Train with the team

Principle 1

Max 15 min

Gustav Nilsson

Who is on our team?

Make a list of everyone who is on the team, and have a colleague do the same thing. See whether you arrived at the same result and discuss any differences. The next step could be to propose a meeting for the group to discuss who is on the team, who are associates and who is not on the team at all.

Train with the team

Principle 1

Max 15 min

Gustav Nilsson

Increase enthusiasm with a subgoal

Train with the team

Principle 1

Max 15 min

Gustav Nilsson

Anchor decisions by listening actively

Each team member share a moment when their contribution was taken seriously by the group. What did others do that made it feel good?

Train with the team

Principle 3

Max 15 min

Collections

Train for autonomy with your team

Psykologifabriken Team

To the collection

To feel free, we need to know where our mandate begins and ends.This collection focuses on autonomy.It includes seven exercises that help you clarify boundaries and guardrails so you can feel freer to take initiative. You’ll also practice spotting what already works and how to take your autonomy and self-determination to the next level—by reviewing how information is shared in the team, how decisions are made, and by identifying moments when you feel especially free.

8 exercises

Exercises

Supportive conversations that build resilience

How good will it be when your colleague is done?

Set boundaries – so you can think outside the box

Your best tasks

Three piles of mandate

Collaborate SMART

Role clarity is hotter than cooking for team building

Clearer roles mean less stress

Cross tasks off the list

Recycle your success factors with a team debrief

Which goal is priority number one?

Five small problems beat one big one

Rank the agenda by vote

Five boundaries between work and free time

Does your team steer its own ship?

The team performs like retirees

Positive backtalk

The feedback chain

Available to your manager and to your colleagues

How do we support each other within the team?

Create a forgiving atmosphere between groups

The team’s three most important questions

When do we share leadership?

Healthier employees with collaborative decision-making

More effective questions for more effective meetings

Working for or against the group’s common goals

Help your colleagues achieve their goals

What do we need to get better at?

Would your team survive a plane crash?

Set a challenging goal to develop and succeed

Fighting doubts with measurable goals

Who is on our team?

Increase enthusiasm with a subgoal

Anchor decisions by listening actively

Collections

Train for autonomy with your team