TEAM VALUES

A great exercise to do with your team, as copied from https://scrum-agile.nl/?page_id=256

Start by individually answering the following questions:

  • At work, I get inspired by…
  • I’m proud to be part of a team that…
  • What I can offer my colleagues is…

Shared the outcome with each other and talk about the outcomes.

Then answer the following questions:

  • My Personal top 5 values are…

For inspiration you can use a list of values from https://scottjeffrey.com/core-values-list/

After writing down 5 values, you challenge them by asking the following questions for each value:

  • If you were to start a new organization, would you build it around this core value regardless of the industry?
  • Would you want your organization to continue to stand for this core value 100 years into the future, no matter what changes occur in the outside world?
  • Would you want your organization to hold this core value, even if at some point in time it became a competitive disadvantage—even if in some instances the environment penalized the organization for living this core value?
  • Do you believe that those who do not share this core value—those who breach it consistently—simply do not belong in your organization?
  • Would you personally continue to hold this core value even if you were not rewarded for holding it?
  • Would you change jobs before giving up this core value?
  • If you awoke tomorrow with more than enough money to retire comfortably for the rest of your life, would you continue to apply this core value to your productive activities?

(source: https://www.jimcollins.com/tools/vision-framework.pdf )

If you can answer a values with “yes” on all questions, you got a winner.

Collect all values that were answered with a yes on all questions, and from those values look for similar personal values within the team.

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Een lijst van veel voorkomende waardes:

Integrity
Boldness
Honesty
Fairness
Trustworthiness
Accountability
Learning
Customer Experience
Passion
Balance
Fun
Discipline
Humility
Ownership
Result oriented
Constant Improvement
Leadership
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Teamwork
Simplicity
Collaboration and Partnership
Idealism
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Unselfishness
Self-Discipline
Self-Respect

The Butterfly Circus

During one of our Scrum Master Gatherings a colleague came up with the idea to use this video as a way to trigger insights within a team on how to let other team members grow without taking the lead, or as a start of a story telling workshop.