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Title & Description
Free Team Building Exercise – Expectation Management is a simple activity that will help groups clarify expectations before starting to work with one another.
Misunderstandings are common in teams and clarifying expectations can reduce the likelihood of conflict in a team. You can read more about team building strategies: setting expectations here.
Purpose
• To set the standards of behaviors in the team
• To set a method or procedure for handling issues within the team.
Team Size
About 6 – 10 participants
Materials Required
An Expectation Management Sheet(Download FREE!)
A Project Management Sheet (Download FREE!)
Time Required1 hour
Instructions
1. Explain to participants about expectation setting and its advantages.
2. Typically there are four expectations to be set in every team: the goals of the team, the decision making process, the conflict resolution as well as the work division.
3. Using the Expectation Management Sheet, each group should discuss each item and how they intend to approach each issue.
4. With regards to work division, I have created a simple Project Management sheet that you can use to clarify the job scope for every individual in the team.
5. When everyone is happy with the expectations of the team, get everyone to sign on the bottom of the Expectation Management sheet to show their agreement and commitment to what has been written.
Debriefing Notes
1. Do you think the expectations that are set are reasonable?
2. Are you committed to meet these expectations you have set?
3. What do you think it would mean for your team for these expectations to be met?
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