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Getting to Know YouWork Values ExerciseHANDOUT # 1ProcedureBreak into teams. Respond and discuss your answers to each of the questions listed in Handout #1. The definition of value is an aspect related to behavior that often influences a person's choices about where to invest their energy Questions: 1. When was the first time in your life that you worked?
2. What was positive about this experience? What was negative about this experience? 3. What did you learn from this and subsequent experiences about yourself and work? (For example, why you work, what you need in order to work well? 4. What messages or lessons did you get from your family about work? Who taught you? How?
Handout #2Definition of ValueA principle or quality intrinsically valuable or desirable (Websters Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary). an aspect related to behavior that often influences a person's choices about where to invest their energy. ProcedureBased on your previous discussions, pick the three most important values from Handout #2 and continue to do the following:
The Team Leader should facilitate a discussion with your team on the ways that culture and class have an impact on your work attitudes and values. Patterns to look for usually emerge along gender, ethnic, and social class patterns. Then discuss how these patterns have affected their goals in school. OUTCOME:Utilize this information to help set the ground rules for your team.
Answer these Questions:
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