Animals

In this blog, I want to talk about animal icon of a team, how to use this tool when working in a group and  how effective it is.

There are 6 animals represents 6 kind of people in a group.

They are:

 ·        Lion (powerful, strong, leader, teamwork, know others skill)

 ·        Giraffe (overview, coordinates the group),

 ·        Parrot (talkative, get idea from the parrots talking, copies people, communicate),

 ·        Monkey (smart, active, funny, can be disturbing),

 ·        Rabbit (shy, weak, ask for opinion, scared),

 ·        Snake (clever, has experience, can make good plan).

How to use:

·        Each member pick their own animal

·        The team need to prepare a performance, members try to show the characteristics of their animals in that performance

By using this tool, you can understand the weakness and the strength of different characteristics. The team will find solutions to develop the strengths and fix the weakness. In addition, understanding the personality of others, you can give the suitable task to people.

For example, about the Rabbit members, you need to motivate them to talk out what they are thinking, help them connect with other members in group. For Snakes, they usually have some good ideas so you should listen to them carefully.

In the reality, the roles can change actively during the time of the discussion.

Finally, in my opinion, this tool very easy to use and very effective in teamwork.