Team Values exercise

During the Session
1. Present the Purpose and Objective of the session.
2. Introduce the exercise by sharing the steps to be taken. Allow time for questions and concerns.
3. Hand out post-its to every team member and ask them to write down values they think should be represented in their team and every day work ( one value per post-it)
4. Gather all post-its and list the values on a whiteboard or flip chart.
5. In the next step, hand out 5 stickers to every team member and ask them to vote with it for the values from the whiteboard. They can use their 5 votes for different values or assign all their votes for one or more values.
6. Lead the group in a dialogue to reflect on the proposed values (with most votes), then select 5 of these.
7. Give time to reflect on what these values mean in terms of behaviour(s) and propose actions to grow their desired culture.
8. Lead the whole group in a dialogue to agree upon which wanted behaviours are related to the selected values, how to make them come alive and finally how to ensure that the team members live their values. Note everything down on the whiteboard/flip chart or directly in the template on a laptop
9. Make sure everyone gets the opportunity to voice his or her view.The process is as important as the outcome.
11. Conclude the exercise with a shared reflection of the experience and learnings.

After the Session
1. Document the agreed values and behaviours and send it out as a draft to all participants. Ask the team members to reflect individually on whether they can commit to what was agreed at the exercise. Attach examples of how to visualize the selected Values and Wanted Behaviours.
2. Bring the result and comments to a short dialogue at the next team meeting to finally agree and create an Action Plan.