Working Better Together · After Session 1
The story we add in seconds
In the session you met Jordan — the presenter who said very little. Before you’d decided to, your mind had filled in the reasons.
This takes that same reflex into an ordinary working day, and ends with one small thing to try before Session 2.
- 1
A short scene
Read a moment from a cross-site call and notice your first read.
About 1 minute - 2
Swap the story for a question
Turn five quick judgements into something more curious.
About 1 minute - 3
Your go-tos
Look at who you turn to, and whose view you rarely hear.
1–2 minutes - 4
Set your experiment
Build one small, specific thing to try this week.
1–2 minutes
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Moment one · A short scene
What’s your first read?
It’s the weekly cross-site safety call. Sam, a team lead dialling in from another country, unmutes:
“Just flagging — the night-shift handover on the loading bay feels rushed. Things are getting missed.”
A senior manager replies that it was covered in the last review. Sam says “OK, thanks,” and doesn’t speak again.
Don’t think too hard. What’s your first read of Sam?
Whatever you picked, notice that it was a pick. Sam said two sentences and stopped. Everything else, we add.
Now try a few what-ifs. Would any of them change your read?
- Sam has run that loading bay for fifteen years.
- Sam is more senior than the manager who answered.
- English is Sam’s third language.
- Where Sam works, you don’t contradict a senior manager on an open call.
Sam’s words haven’t changed. Only the story has. On a safety call that matters — a weak signal can get lost because of who raised it, or how.
Pick whichever came first — there’s no right one.
Moment two · Swap the story
Swap the story for a question
These quick stories come from the session’s list of everyday judgements. Tap a card to swap the story for a question that keeps the door open.
0 of 5 opened
The quick story isn’t always wrong. The question just gives the other possibilities a chance before you act on it.
Open at least three cards to carry on.
Moment three · Your go-tos
Who do you turn to?
Nothing wrong with that. Trusted go-tos help us think quickly and get things done. But if we keep going to the same people, we tend to hear the same kind of perspective — and the quieter signals come from somewhere else.
Pick at least one thing they share to carry on.
Moment four · Your experiment
One small thing, this week
Pick a moment, pick a response, and give your partner a day. Keep it small enough to actually do.
or in your own words
or in your own words
Your experiment so far
When …, I’ll … I’ll tell my partner how it went by Session 2.
Choose a moment and a response — or write your own — to carry on.
That’s it
Your experiment is set
Treat this as an experiment, not a test. You’re not trying to prove you’re unbiased — nobody is. You’re trying to catch one quick story and give yourself a little more choice about what happens next. Some days you’ll miss it. Noticing that you missed it counts.
One honest limit: not every pattern is personal. If the same voices always get heard because of how a meeting or process is set up, that’s worth raising too. Session 2 looks at that side of things.
One question to carry
What will you notice differently tomorrow?
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