"Is it possible that five persons that just met, work together on a very challenging project?
Yes! But make sure they have a team building session with Thinking Big first!
As the ninth team of Arrebita! Porto, we had the opportunity to have a meeting with Edite and Rita from Thinking Big during our first week.
Besides all the technical skills required for the refurbishment of the building it was really essential to us gaining some social skills, as well.
With every exercise we accomplished during our workshop we got more comfortable around each other, which made it possible to open up and speak truly about our strengths and weaknesses. Edite's easy going and kind nature contributed greatly to that.
We got to know more about our fellow team members (including our support team José, Rita and Daniel) as well as ourselves through fun and games. Edite raised awareness for group dynamics and gave us very helpful methods to deal with the differences that naturally exist in every group.
Fact is, that there will be misunderstandings and even arguments. But instead of being afraid of them we should rather be pro-active:
• Be honest with ourselves and our team members.
• Establish relaxed moments, in which it is possible to discuss professional and personal issues with one another.
• Try to understand, why your counterpart acts like he/ she does.
• And last but not least be patient and laugh together.
Our personal experiences in Arrebita! are as important as our professional achievements. Therefore, we want to continue to assess our work as a team and keep improving.
We are looking forward to the next session!"