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<p id="post-322"><u><font color="#FF0000"><strong><font size="4">Discussing
Problems(Part2)</font></strong></font></u><br /><br />
In the first part of this meeting , the team spent time answering the question:
“What<em>is</em>the problem?” In today’s episode, we’re going to focus on how
to brainstorm solutions to a problem through discussion, how to evaluate and
eliminate suggestions and then agree a plan of action.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="red"><strong>Kathryn:</strong></span>…good, thank you
everybody. I think<span class="tdatacell style1">we've outdone
ourselves</span>brainstorming solutions to the staff morale problem. Natalie,
can you read the main ideas back to us?<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Natalie:</strong></span>Sure thing. Uh, number 1:
team-building exercises, Number 2: consolidating offices, Number 3: social
activities, and Number 4: internal social-networking website and/or blog.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Kathryn:</strong></span>Great, thanks. Let’s look at
each of these,<span class="tdatacell style1">keeping in mind</span>our
definition of the root cause of low morale - the separation of staff into 3
locations.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Neil:</strong></span>Well<span class="tdatacell style1">there’s no way</span>that social activities will<span class="tdatacell style1">do any good</span>. Nobody will<span class="tdatacell style1">show up</span>, even if the company pays. It’s hard enough
for us<span class="tdatacell style1">to make it</span>to the Christmas
party.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Paula:</strong></span>I agree that social activities
are a poor choice. Also,<span class="tdatacell style1">given that</span>we
have<span class="tdatacell style1">virtually no money</span>to spend on
this,<span class="tdatacell style1">I can't see us</span>hiring a consultant to
do team-building exercises..<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Kathryn:</strong></span>Okay. So, can we eliminate
these two possibilities?<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>All:</strong></span>(Murmurs of agreement)<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Bill:</strong></span>Then there's social-networking.
Interesting idea, but there's no way old guys like me are<span class="tdatacell style1">gonna</span>go for that. Maybe the<span class="tdatacell style1">twenty-somethings</span>…<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Neil:</strong></span>Plus, if we contract it out,
we’ll spend money. We can’t build a site in-house, because the IT department
is<span class="tdatacell style1">stripped to the bare bones</span>now as it
is.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Kathryn:</strong></span>Then it seems to me that
moving everyone back to this location is<span class="tdatacell style1">the way
to go</span>. What’s our first step if we want to implement this?<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Paula:</strong></span>Well,<span class="tdatacell style1">the idea</span>was that this solution would<span class="tdatacell style1">actually</span>save us money, so we’d better check that out
first with a<span class="tdatacell style1">cost-benefit analysis</span>.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Natalie:</strong></span>We have the same landlord for
all locations, so let’s look at those empty offices below us here, and see if
we can get out of the existing<span class="tdatacell style1">leases</span>for
the other locations.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Kathryn:</strong></span>Okay, it sounds like we’re
already putting together an action plan. Maybe we can assign some tasks…</p>
<p><font color="#339966"><strong>Vocaburary Note</strong></font></p>
<p><span class="tdatacell style1">To outdo onself</span>・・・ To perform better
than in the past<br /><span class="tdatacell style1">virtually no</span>・・・Almost nothing, a very
small amount<br /><span class="tdatacell style1">To be stripped to the bare bones</span>・・・ To
down be to the basics<br /><span class="tdatacell style1">The way to go</span>・・・ The best choice<br /><br />
</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p id="post-322"><u><font color="#FF0000"><strong><font size="4">Discussing
Problems(Part2)</font></strong></font></u><br /><br />
In the first part of this meeting , the team spent time answering the question:
“What<em>is</em>the problem?” In today’s episode, we’re going to focus on how
to brainstorm solutions to a problem through discussion, how to evaluate and
eliminate suggestions and then agree a plan of action.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="red"><strong>Kathryn:</strong></span>…good, thank you
everybody. I think<span class="tdatacell style1">we've outdone
ourselves</span>brainstorming solutions to the staff morale problem. Natalie,
can you read the main ideas back to us?<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Natalie:</strong></span>Sure thing. Uh, number 1:
team-building exercises, Number 2: consolidating offices, Number 3: social
activities, and Number 4: internal social-networking website and/or blog.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Kathryn:</strong></span>Great, thanks. Let’s look at
each of these,<span class="tdatacell style1">keeping in mind</span>our
definition of the root cause of low morale - the separation of staff into 3
locations.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Neil:</strong></span>Well<span class="tdatacell style1">there’s no way</span>that social activities will<span class="tdatacell style1">do any good</span>. Nobody will<span class="tdatacell style1">show up</span>, even if the company pays. It’s hard enough
for us<span class="tdatacell style1">to make it</span>to the Christmas
party.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Paula:</strong></span>I agree that social activities
are a poor choice. Also,<span class="tdatacell style1">given that</span>we
have<span class="tdatacell style1">virtually no money</span>to spend on
this,<span class="tdatacell style1">I can't see us</span>hiring a consultant to
do team-building exercises..<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Kathryn:</strong></span>Okay. So, can we eliminate
these two possibilities?<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>All:</strong></span>(Murmurs of agreement)<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Bill:</strong></span>Then there's social-networking.
Interesting idea, but there's no way old guys like me are<span class="tdatacell style1">gonna</span>go for that. Maybe the<span class="tdatacell style1">twenty-somethings</span>…<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Neil:</strong></span>Plus, if we contract it out,
we’ll spend money. We can’t build a site in-house, because the IT department
is<span class="tdatacell style1">stripped to the bare bones</span>now as it
is.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Kathryn:</strong></span>Then it seems to me that
moving everyone back to this location is<span class="tdatacell style1">the way
to go</span>. What’s our first step if we want to implement this?<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Paula:</strong></span>Well,<span class="tdatacell style1">the idea</span>was that this solution would<span class="tdatacell style1">actually</span>save us money, so we’d better check that out
first with a<span class="tdatacell style1">cost-benefit analysis</span>.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Natalie:</strong></span>We have the same landlord for
all locations, so let’s look at those empty offices below us here, and see if
we can get out of the existing<span class="tdatacell style1">leases</span>for
the other locations.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Kathryn:</strong></span>Okay, it sounds like we’re
already putting together an action plan. Maybe we can assign some tasks…</p>
<p><font color="#339966"><strong>Vocaburary Note</strong></font></p>
<p><span class="tdatacell style1">To outdo onself</span>・・・ To perform better
than in the past<br /><span class="tdatacell style1">virtually no</span>・・・Almost nothing, a very
small amount<br /><span class="tdatacell style1">To be stripped to the bare bones</span>・・・ To
down be to the basics<br /><span class="tdatacell style1">The way to go</span>・・・ The best choice<br /><br />
</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
