Objectives
- To help team members get a better understanding of how they make decisions.
- To help the team understand what impact this has on individuals and on the wider team.
Time
30 minutes
Materials Required
Flip charts and marker pens.
Instructions
Prior to the session put the following questions on a flip chart:
- Does the team really seek to make decisions that are acceptable to all team members?
- Are differences of opinion freely expressed or are decisions made by one or two team members?
- What impact does this have?
- Does the team think it is important to make sure everyone has an influence?
- Are there some decisions that should only be made by one or two people?
- The activity leader discusses the importance of striving for decisions that are acceptable to all team members and the likely impact this has on team performance.
- Think back to recent projects or tasks and the way the team has made decisions in the past and answer the questions on the flipchart honestly.
Debrief
- Did the team members get a better understanding of the way the team makes decisions?
- How can we ensure we improve decision making and make it more inclusive in the future?