From the course: Best Practices for Managing Global Projects
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Respect
- Newton's third law states that for every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction. This also holds true for people that have to interact with each other to get things done. Certainly in global projects. Next time you have a face to face meeting with your team, have someone facilitate a short game where team members choose a partner, face each other and press the palms of their hands together. The instruction is then given that you win if in the next 15 seconds, you can make your partner move their feet and to use the full 15 seconds. Watch what your team does. In almost every case, people start to push against each other or use other tactics to force their partner to move their feet in an equal and opposite reaction, just like Newton stated. This simple game provides insight into the way we are programmed to win even when we're dealing with partners, instead of looking for a win-win situation, which would be more in line with a respectful approach. Here's some tips that can…
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