"How do I...?" Introduction

The How Do I...? facilitation introduction is a PET (Participant Engagement Tool) that effectively performs a public 360° review.  It is risky and you must first get permission from the people.  When done well and people are open to constructive feedback, it breaks down barriers. Three Logo

Purpose:

This PET gives each person both the opportunity to find out how others perceive him or her and to tell others, in a constructive way, how he or she perceives them.  This is risky if the people are not open to feedback, but can be beneficial when they are.

Objectives:

  • To enable people to get to know each other.
  • To break down barriers to receive feedback to come together as a team.
  • To enable people to begin viewing each other as people rather than co-workers.

Do the following:

  • Ask for a volunteer.
  • The person comes up to the front of the room and asks, "How do I come across?  What are my strengths and weaknesses?"  Give the other people 15 minutes to respond.  Capture the responses on a flip chart.  Note: Do not allow the person in front to respond.
  • After 15 minutes, the person in front gets 5 minutes to respond.
  • Move on to the next volunteer.
  • After all have been briefed on the perceptions, debrief the group.

Debriefing Questions:

  • What did you learn about each other that you didn't know before?
  • What surprises did you find?  Why?