Category: Experiment
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Discovery One-on-one
What is it? A Discovery one-on-one is an approach to prepare and drive effective meetings with people you are not familiar with. Why use it? Creating a relationship with people is key to being able to work with them effectively. Steps Prepare a board that will make the agenda for the meeting visible: Take a…
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The Matrix of Principles
What is it? The Matrix of Principles is a reflection tool to capture how team members understand Deming’s 14 Management Principles. Why use it? Reflecting on the management principles enables the team to share their beliefs on management, to share their views on where the organization is, and to identify areas for improvement. Steps You…
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The Wheel of Life
What is it? The Wheel of Life is a tool that helps you visualize how balanced and satisfactory your life is today. Why use it? You might tend to focus on specific areas of your life and forget or neglect other areas. The tool helps to visualize the current situation and creates the desire to…
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Write Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
What is it? Objectives and Key Results is a goal-setting approach that focuses attention on the impact you want to have. The impact is characterized by a behavioral change that the people involved will adopt so that you can reach your objectives and fulfill your aspirational vision. Why use it? Reaching aspirational goals takes time.…
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The Best Possible Self
What is it? The Best Possible Self is an exercise to clarify your goals. Why use it? Research shows that building optimism about the future motivates you to work toward that desired future. Steps First prepare a visible calendar with five checkboxes representing the next five days. For each day that you accomplish the assignment,…
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Ask Better Questions
What is it? Ask Better Questions is a practice to push you to ask questions instead of stating your opinion. The practice helps you focus your questions on a specific area that your interlocutor cares about. Why use it? We tend to want to solve problems, even when we know that it is much better…
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Moving Motivators
What is it? Moving Motivators is a practice to uncover what motivates your colleagues and yourself. Moving motivators is a deck of 10 cards. Each card represents an intrinsic motivation: Curiosity, Acceptance, Power, Relatedness, Goal, Honor, Mastery, Freedom, Order, Status. Why use it? The practice helps you to understand different perspectives. Something very important for…
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Practice Nonviolent Communication
What is it? Marshall Rosenberg created Nonviolent Communication to help improve the quality of our relationships by transforming existing patterns of defensiveness and aggressiveness into compassion and empathy. The Nonviolent Communication model has four components and two parts. The four components are: The two parts are: The outline of the model goes like this: When…
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The Five Minute Journal
What is it? The Five Minute Journal is a journal created by Alex Ikonn and UJ Ramdas. The book is a best seller with more than 500,000 copies sold. The book gives a format for you to create a gratitude journal. Why use it? Sticking to the practice and creating the habit of continuing it…
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The Positivity List
What is it? The Positivity List is an index card on which you write down 8 topics you enjoy thinking about. The index card can be made of paper that you can keep near you or virtual notes stored on your phone or computer. Why use it? Research on positive thinking demonstrated that thinking of…
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Be Impeccable with Your Words
What is it? Be Impeccable with Your Words is a practice to uncover the power of your words on yourself and others. Why use it? Changing the way you speak or the way you think is not difficult but you need to invest a deliberate amount of energy to make it happen. Once you catch…