Happiness Check-ins in Uberflow serve as a safe space for team members to share their feelings about their work, personal achievements, and any issues impacting their happiness and productivity. They're an essential part of the Uberflow philosophy, which values team happiness and motivation over rigid processes.

Purpose:

  1. Emotional Well-being: Check-ins allow team members to express their feelings and concerns. It fosters emotional well-being by showing team members that their feelings are valued and their happiness matters.
  2. Motivation Tracking: It serves as a space to discuss what's motivating or demotivating for individuals, which can be important information for team leaders or Project Navigators when deciding on task assignments, deadlines, or future project directions.
  3. Building Trust and Empathy: By creating a platform for open, personal communication, Check-ins help build trust and empathy within the team.
  4. Identification of Issues: It also helps identify any issues early on, whether they're personal, interpersonal, or related to the work environment.

Goals:

  1. Maintaining and improving the happiness and well-being of the team.
  2. Encouraging open, honest, and empathetic communication within the team.
  3. Spotting potential issues early to prevent them from becoming significant obstacles.
  4. Strengthening the team culture and cohesiveness.

Frequency:

The frequency of Happiness Check-ins can vary depending on the team's needs and preferences. Some teams might prefer a weekly check-in, while others might find a bi-weekly or monthly rhythm more suitable.

Participants:

All team members should participate in Happiness Check-ins, including the Project Navigator. It's crucial that everyone feels comfortable and safe to share honestly during these sessions.

Duration:

The duration can vary depending on the size of the team and the topics to be discussed. However, it should be long enough for everyone to have the opportunity to share and discuss their feelings without feeling rushed.

Format:

The Happiness Check-ins can be facilitated by the Project Navigator or could be a peer-led session. The key is to create a safe, non-judgmental space where everyone feels comfortable expressing their feelings and concerns. This could involve using different conversation starters or activities to encourage sharing, or it could simply be an open discussion.

Remember, the Happiness Check-ins are not a place for performance reviews or for discussing task-specific issues. They're a space dedicated to the team's emotional well-being, motivation, and happiness. It's one of the ways Uberflow puts the value of "Team Happiness and Motivation over Processes" into practice.