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Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Hands-On ... - always yours

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TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION TOOLS AND STRATEGIES 179<br />

sent your customers, and you can’t afford to let even one<br />

fall through the cracks.”<br />

▲ If successful, the two people in the middle will receive a<br />

bonus of 25% of their salary.<br />

▲ If balls are dropped, both people in the middle will be<br />

fired (again, let them self-organize, and reiterate only the<br />

guidelines).<br />

PROCESSING THE ACTIVITY<br />

TIME FRAME: 20 minutes<br />

QUESTIONS<br />

• What did you notice?<br />

• What roles did you see?<br />

• What assumptions were there?<br />

• How did things change when you had stiffer consequences?<br />

• Did you use any of the innovations from other groups?<br />

• How creative were you in using your resources?<br />

• What did you notice about your role?<br />

• How assertive were the individuals who offered ideas?<br />

• Were there any ideas that were not heard? Why not?<br />

• What would the team need to do better to make sure all<br />

inputs are heard?<br />

• How does this experience relate to what happens at work?<br />

• What are some of your insights and applications back at work?<br />

KEY POINTS IF NOT BROUGHT UP BY THE GROUP<br />

• Unclarified assumptions in your team can be a poison and<br />

can curtail your ability to innovate.<br />

• All ideas have to be heard for a maximum of creativity.

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