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fandomhigh2014-06-13 09:31 am
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Teamwork for Jerks, Friday
The students met in a standard classroom today, and there was something written on the whiteboard as they walked in:
Compromise: noun An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
"Compromising," Jack said, gesturing at the board, "is what teamwork is about. Unless you're in charge and an ass, you aren't going to get everything you want all the time. You need to be able to figure out what you're willing to give up to get what you want. If you don't, you're not gonna get anything done at all."
She drew two circles on the board, one inside the other. "So this," she said, tapping the inside one, "is your inflexible area. This is the stuff you won't give up on. The outside circle is your flexible area. It's the crap that you could bend on, even if you'd rather not. When you're compromising, you can make a list of what's in both circles and then talk them through with your team to figure out what's the best choice for the most people."
"Your assignment for today is to do a circle like this to figure out where we're going for lunch. My treat, as long as we all agree on a compromise by the end of class. No compromise, no free food."
She tapped the inner circle. "So what's the stuff you absolutely won't compromise on about lunch?"
"Compromising," Jack said, gesturing at the board, "is what teamwork is about. Unless you're in charge and an ass, you aren't going to get everything you want all the time. You need to be able to figure out what you're willing to give up to get what you want. If you don't, you're not gonna get anything done at all."
She drew two circles on the board, one inside the other. "So this," she said, tapping the inside one, "is your inflexible area. This is the stuff you won't give up on. The outside circle is your flexible area. It's the crap that you could bend on, even if you'd rather not. When you're compromising, you can make a list of what's in both circles and then talk them through with your team to figure out what's the best choice for the most people."
"Your assignment for today is to do a circle like this to figure out where we're going for lunch. My treat, as long as we all agree on a compromise by the end of class. No compromise, no free food."
She tapped the inner circle. "So what's the stuff you absolutely won't compromise on about lunch?"