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.

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Happier teams

Who is on our team?

In an increasingly complex and connected working life, the boundaries for who works on what team can sometimes become blurred. Psychology researcher Michael West has noted this in his studies of team development. He clarifies the importance of everyone being completely clear about who is a team member and who is not. That makes it much easier to know which people should be involved when efforts should be made to develop cooperation.

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Oskar Henrikson

Your favorite tasks

What tasks do you find add motivation and are an enjoyable challenge? Go around the team and ask each person to talk about an example. Then discuss whether you can help each other to do more of the fun tasks. If many people enjoy the same kinds of tasks, discuss how you can allocate these in a fair and reasonable manner.

Alexander Fredriksson

Highlight hidden ideas

At meetings at which you are going to make a joint decision or collect input, try asking everyone to think quietly and write down their ideas (use a timer) before someone has a turn to speak. Then ask everyone what they wrote on their piece of paper.

Oskar Henrikson

Make everyone employee of the month

Ask everyone on the team to write a list with something good that each person on the team has done over the last week. Write about specific events.

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