Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council

Module 1 The CHPS Concept
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Exercise 1.4.4 Group work
Objective
1. To discuss the qualities of a team player
Time: 15 min
Questions
1. What does it mean to ‘consider others better than
yourself?’
2. What does ‘Do unto others what you want them to
do to you’ mean?
3. Explain – ‘Focus on the goal of the team’
4. What other qualities do these 3 rules bring out in
members?
Qualities of team players
Instructions to the
Facilitator
1. Guide volunteers to
a come out with the
various qualities of a
team player based
on the three rules
2. Compare with list in
Box 1.4.5
The three rules above imply some qualities that team members must possess to be good
team players. These qualities are:
1. You allow other people to feel free to work in the team
2. You accommodate other people’s feelings
3. You are open to suggestions
4. You listen well and are open to other people’s views
5. You help others to do their work and encourage them to be good listeners
6. You and other team members think about the welfare of other team members as well
as the work.
A good team member must be a good listener and one who gets along with others. At
the same time s/he thinks of the work and how to achieve the team’s goal. It is important
to remember the team members may not always agree on the methods to use to achieve
team goals. But this should not be the basis for disagreement about the team goal. Take
Ghana’s BIG Six (Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Dr. J. B. Danquah, Dr. Ako Adjei, Mr. Akuffo
Addo, Mr. Obetsebi Lamptey and Mr. Ofori Atta.) These people who set the goal of getting
independence for Ghana but they did not agree on the approach. While J.B. Danquah and
other opted for “Independence within the shortest possible time,” Dr. Nkrumah insisted
on “Independence Now.” Nkrumah broke away from the team to form the Convention
People’s Party (CPP) which eventually won independence for Ghana on March 6, 2009.