Teamwork
True or False: When people work together on a project, they are doing teamwork.
True.
Sue tells Kayla she needs to help in the kitchen during Kayla's free time. Kayla says, "I don't like to help in the gym. Forget you, I'll be on my break." Is this right or wrong?
Wrong. Kayla should look at Sue, say okay, and go to the gym to help during choice.
Menorah wants to buy snacks at the student store for 15 dollars. She counts out 14 tickets. Robert, who is selling the snacks, says, "You need one more." Menorah says okay and adds one more ticket. Did she accept feedback?
Yes. She said okay and added the extra ticket.
True or False: When you're working on a team, it is important to communicate with your team mates.
True! Your teammates cannot read your mind. It is important to talk with them so you can work together well.
Noelle is buying items for the store. Kayla tells her the gummy worms she selected are too expensive. Noelle opens the gummy worms and eats them. Is this the right or wrong way to accept feedback?
Wrong. Noelle should say okay and choose a different item that is in budget.
Laura is driving the van on the a Friday outing. She tells her group they need to wear masks in the van. Charles says okay and puts on a mask. Robert says "No way!" and get in anyway. Who accepted the feedback properly?
Charles. He said okay and followed the direction. Robert's actions in this scenario would give others weird thoughts.
You and your teammate are washing tables. Your teammate is playing candy crush on their phone. Are they showing good teamwork?
No. Playing phone games is an activity for a break. Teammates will feel frustrated and annoyed with this behavior.
Alex is getting ready for work and tells Matt he is ready to go. Matt says, "Today you also need your identification card." Alex says okay and gets his identification card. Is this right or wrong?
Right. Alex said okay and followed directions.
Angelyn puts her lunch bag on the counter in the kitchen. Yelena opens it and sees it is full of garbage and her ice pack is still inside. Yelena asks Angelyn to empty her trash in the garbage and put the ice pack away. Angelyn says, "I already put the bag away. I'm not doing that." Did she accept feedback correctly?
No. Angelyn's response in this scenario would give others weird thoughts. She needs to empty out her trash and put her ice pack away.
True or false: Mary and Hilary are leading the sewing group. Mary is working with students while Hilary is cutting fabric. This is good teamwork.
True. They are each helping with the job.
Jaydin is talking with her coworker and her boss asks her to save the chatting for her break time. Jaydin says, "I'll talk to whoever I want." Is this right or wrong?
Wrong. Jaydin should say okay, stop talking, and get back to work.
Jimi is refilling the ice machine at MultiCare. His supervisor asks him to use a different bucket to move the ice. He says okay, and gets the new bucket. Did he accept feedback well?
Yes. He said okay and changed what he was doing.
Acting: You and your teammate will draw a cat and dog on the whiteboard.
A drawing of a cat and dog on the board.
Each person contributed something.
Acting: You are washing chairs and your friend tells you the chairs are too wet and water is getting all over the floor.
Show us how to accept the feedback.
Student looks at the person, says okay, and dries the chair/uses less spray on the next one.
Acting: You are stapling papers and your boss asks you to put the staple in the corner instead of the middle.
Show us how you accept the feedback.
Student says okay and changes to staple the corner of the paper.