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Remember the Bob Seeger song,
“Feel Like a Number?” The lyrics
include, “I feel like a number, a
stranger in this land. I’m not a
number, dammit I’m a man.”
You don’t like for others to treat
you like a number, do you? Well,
your employees don’t either.
Most people have the need
to develop connections with
others. They want to contribute
to something this is greater than
themselves. Here’s a fun way to
make that happen.
In some of my half-day
workshops, we play the game,
“Two Truths and a Lie.” If you’re
not familiar with it, you have your
employees write down three
statements, two of which are
true and one which is false. Each
person then shares their three
statements, and it’s up to the
other people at the table to figure
out which is the lie. For example,
if I were to tell you that 1. I was
the social chair of my college
sorority, 2. My mother was born
in Trinidad and 3. I broke my
arm while cheerleading; which
statement would you think was
the lie? Did you pick #1? That’s
correct; I was on the 14-year plan
to complete college, so I never
joined a sorority.
“Two Truths and a Lie” allows you
to learn some fun facts about
your coworkers. For example,
while I was conducting a team
building workshop for a large
restaurant chain, we discovered
that two of their kitchen
managers had cooked for two
US Presidents each. Not even
the company owners knew that.
Use “Two Truths and a Lie” as an
icebreaker or a team activity and
build connections as you learn
fun facts about the people you
work with.
Here are three tips to get to
KNOW your people
1
. Spend the time
. Get to know
your employees. When you build
a relationship with respect and
care, your people are more likely
to respect and care for each
other.
Feel
Like A
Number
How To Get To
Know Your
Team
By Lisa Ryan
SOAR TO SUCCESS
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Core Business Strategies