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Teamwork Builder
Sharing ExperiencesIt seems that everybody’s talking about teamwork. We see articles about it in the sports pages and the business pages. It’s the key to success. Some folks call it the most desired Megaskill today. Many of our children know what it means to be part of a sports team. But they often don’t know what it means to be a team player at work and in the family. That’s why it is so important to share your experiences about teamwork on the job and at home, too. Not all your memories will be wonderful. You may recall, for example, the times on the job when your boss or your fellow workers didn’t pull their load of the job, instead pushing work off on you. And you may recall times when it was as if you’d won the World Series, as a team. Share as many experiences as you can for as long as the children will listen. Sparking the ConversationYou may find it helpful to focus on a specific situation. For example, if you´ve gone through a move recently, your family knows the need for teamwork. When a household moves (no matter how small it is), it´s a lot better when everyone pitches in. Talk about what everyone had to do. If you´re thinking about a move, and dreading it (who doesn´t?), now is a good time to think aloud about what everyone will have to do to make it work well. It might just nudge your children enough to start throwing away some of the junk that´s piling up in their rooms. Teamwork Builder: Newspaper ActivitySave a few newspaper TV guides so that they can be cut apart ... and put back together. The challenge is to read and construct your own guide of favorite TV shows for at least two days. Do this together as a family. Talk about and compare the choices. What shows would you run if you managed a TV station ... and why? Moving to Bigger QuestionsWhen do we like working with others? When do we need to work alone? What jobs do we do at home as members of a team? What jobs should we turn into teamwork jobs? If any one member of the family is still doing all or almost all of any one job, (for example, Mom cooking), then teamwork is the right MegaSkill at the right time for your home. © Dorothy Rich, 2000. The nonprofit Home and School Institute, sponsor of the MegaSkills program, was founded by Dr. Dorothy Rich in 1964. For information about bringing MegaSkills books and programs to your school and community group, contact: The Home and School Insitute, MegaSkills Education Center; 1500 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington DC 20005. Phone: (202) 466-3633. Fax: (202) 833-1400. www.MegaSkillsHSI.org Reprinted with permission. Intro | Newspaper Tips | NIE & You | Activities | MegaSkills | |||||
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