Objectives
- To help establish open communication as a team norm.
- To help build rapport amongst team members.
Time
30 minutes
Materials Required
Flipchart and pen
Instructions
- The activity leader asks team members to think back to recent projects.
- Ask the team to answer the following questions in an open and honest way (you should put them on the flip chart beforehand):
- Does the team have a fair, open and inclusive process that allows you to express your opinions and feelings?
- Do you feel your views are listened to?
- Do members of the team have ‘hidden agendas’?
- Does everyone in the team feel that their opinion is valued and taken into consideration when decisions are being made?
- Do members of the team use inquiry and listening skills in an effective way?
- Are some things easier to discuss openly than others?
- Why is that?
Debrief
- The activity leader should facilitate a discussion on the value of open communications within teams. Ideally the activity leader should be the first to give their opinion of the nature of communications within the team – this will set the tone of the activity and give an indication about the length of the discussion.
- What can the team do to ensure that open communication is the norm in the team?