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This is a caption we read
somewhere in a book and firmly vouch by it. As any professional trainer can
tell you, getting a team to do something they really don’t want to do is almost
impossible! People will resign and even change their careers rather than do
something they don’t like.
Psychology says that the actual
reason people don’t do the things they don’t like is because they are
prejudiced against it and don’t even want to try it. Now, if we are able to get
them to try the task without telling them that this is a test, chances are that
most of the people will get to like it! That is where a training game comes in.
Instead of telling your team that
there is a whole new process coming in, get them to participate in a training
game where a crucial part of their team’s success will depend on performing
well in that particular new process, and see them fight each other trying to
outdo the other teams! Once they do that through team spirit and enjoy the task,
it is much easier for you to break the news on them that their role is going to
change. When you think about it, it makes perfect sense, doesn’t it?
The next time you are faced with
a challenge like that, try a training game. It could just work!
