TOW#484 — Rituals
We all have our own rituals and each of us handles them in our own way.
Some like to drink their morning coffee in peace at home, while slowly getting ready, responding to messages and doing all sorts of other things, and only then leaving for wherever they’re supposed to go…
Some have particular routes that they don’t stray away from…
Some teams, before going out in the field, have a ritual of joint singing or prayer…
While others have completely different rituals…
We call them rituals, but in fact they’re some sort of beliefs or superstitions… However, no matter what we call them, the problem is not that we have our daily rituals; the problem is that if we don’t do them we immediately think that something bad will happen. We all assume that if we don’t do the rituals something bad will happen to us, but they can also be productive and contribute to improving certain situations. So, let’s take them in a more positive direction. For example, if we’re talking about work, there are several rituals that can contribute to improving the atmosphere, the team, as well as the effectiveness of everyone:
Relationship-building rituals:
- Welcome new colleagues — make their first day or first week unforgettable. It should be a ritual that’ll be passed down from generation to generation (as the saying goes), so that older colleagues (or the whole team) will always greet newcomers properly.
- Schedule weekly, monthly or quarterly team events — plan regular times to socialise and chat with the team. This can be over a meal, a fun activity outside of work, and so on…
- Birthdays and anniversaries — must not be forgotten and must be celebrated. They could be just a chance for the whole team to socialise, or something unusual and fun could be organised (just to break the monotony a little bit).
Rituals to celebrate success:
- At the end of a project, end of the month, a signed deal, important turnaround — celebrate with the team.
- Employee of the week, month or year is a nice way to motivate employees.
Rituals that promote development:
- Failures and lessons learned — learn something from each failure by communicating it with the entire team, depersonalising it, highlighting what went well and what badly, and how you can do better next time.
- Micro-workshops — plan regular educational micro-sessions. Ask team members to share their skills and talents, or bring specialists to share topics of interest. Let them take place in a fun atmosphere, during working hours!
Develop rituals that will be of benefit to you, and not just obstacles to your further progress and development.
Wishing you success with the changes to come,
@kalinbabusku
“Tip of the Week” Team member
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