Team workshop: Working Styles

Want to get to know your team better? Need to lead a team building workshop at an upcoming team event? Lead an interactive workshop to help your team get to know each other’s working styles better.

I led this Working Styles workshop for a team of 15 people. Although we were not a new team, by the end of the workshop, we all learned something new about each other.

Working Styles template

• Click here for template on Google Docs

Workshop goal

• Team gets to know each other’s preferred working styles

When to use

• With a new team or with people you haven’t worked with before

Recommended time

• 1 hour

Materials needed

• Large poster paper or whiteboard
• Small sticky-note or dot stickers
• Pens

How to use

Prep:

1. Tailor the template to your team. Ask your team if there’s anything they want to add.
2. Write down the questions on a large poster paper or whiteboard.
3. Print out the worksheet for the number of participants.

Workshop:

• 10 minutes: Participants fill out their own worksheet based on where they fall on the spectrum of each category.
• 5 minutes: Participants put initials on their sticky-note/dot stickers and stick on poster paper.
• 5 minutes: Observe similarities and differences. Team shares 1-2 reflections.
• 30 minutes: Pair off and discuss working styles. Switch pairs after 4 minutes.
• 5 minutes: Team shares 1-2 reflections.