In the rhea.framework, flows are observable interpersonal interactions between a person holding a leadership function and one or more team members that impact team performance in a work context. Leadership is hereby seen as functional - supporting the longevity and performance of a team. It is not necessarily related to specific formal team roles.
Elemental to each flow is a particular tense situation and interpersonal interaction to impact involved tensions. Significant interpersonal situations frequently:
Find a place where you can comfortably reflect and write - maybe in your office, on your couch at home, or in a café - whatever suits your needs and preferences best.
Actively schedule time to reflect on your work situation. Assembling a flow can take 30 minutes and more in the beginning, and less time, approximately 15 minutes, if you are more comfortable in your writing process.
Use the Flow Template and this guideline in a manner you find suitable. They are intended to provide helpful anchors in reflecting work situations, not to be rigidly followed.
Come back to your flows to refine, or change your descriptions whenever you consider worthwhile. Use the template to sketch out your insights.
The title of a flow.
A proper title may emerge only after a flow is described.
A flow description may include the following reflection anchors:
A significant interpersonal situation involving the project team with team members or associates in a leadership function impacting team performance. A focus is set on the personal perception of the situation as well as personal motivation for interaction in it and related feelings.
Circumstances in which this particular situation of interpersonal tension emerges in the team and its environment (including e.g. interpersonal team atmosphere, team history, team size, project phase, company core values, organizational process structures, ...).
Tensions that are perceived to influence or establish the situation (may be listed).
A leadership team interaction that (is intended to) impact(s) the tense situation.
The (contingent) destinies of involved tensions risen through (intended) interaction.
Asking yourself questions such as the following may facilitate describing the situation:
If you feel that the situation and involved tensions are sufficiently described, continue to outline consequences and (intended) solutions!
3 to 5 expressive keywords may be added to a description to highlight flow key points.
An image may support recognizing the meaning of the interaction description.
An image could be a diagram that represents some relations or workflows, or a metaphoric representation (such as a drawing or a collage) of the issue.
Further reading, links to online tools contributing to the flow description.
To relate a flow to other flows in the rhea.framework reference model, it can be categorized. Relating flows may support flow linkability.
Categories include:
Besides taxonomy categorizations, related flows can be listed here.