June 22, 2012
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| SEAL Team PT Kigali |
It’s all about the LO (aka organizational behavior). One of the most important tasks for our time
in Kigali is investing in getting to know and developing strong rapport with
our teams. For example, Jason loves Dr.
Pepper, and Emanuel’s dance moves put us all to shame. Before breakfast we
began the day today with an adapted team building workout based on my favorite
SEAL Team PT in Charlottesville. Day by day, all of these activities are helping
us to learn more and more about one another.
One exercise was particularly insightful. This morning we
broke into smaller groups based on the communities in which we will be living. We talked about our own personal mantras that
guide our everyday thoughts and actions. While we each have distinct personal
values and life experiences, it was interesting to see how the conversation
evolved to identify the ways in which our world views converge rather than
diverge.
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| Team Nyarubuye, from L to R: Emily, Emanuel, Tom (scholars) and Audrey (adviser) |
After a few iterations, the four members of Team Nyarubuye
(the name of the village in which we will be working) came up with the
following visual representation of our shared values that inform our
expectations and aspirations for the summer. I love how we combined our own personalities to find our formula for change. I think we have a
wonderful team!
Through all of this, we are learning each other’s styles and
preferences and how to communicate. I think this will create the culture of
trust we will need through the highs and lows of the innovation process.
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| We got a picture of our families! I will be living with Mama Shalom and Papa Amiel and their children starting Sunday! |
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