Use this simple recipe for developing strong team bonds in any application. Its power comes from your unique interpretation and application.

1. SOUP METHOD
FOR BUILDING
STRONG
TEAMS
BY DAVID R. FRICK JANUARY 2014
www.DavidRFrick.wordpress.com

2. WHY SOUP?
Be it sports, school, home, work, or any other aspect of
modern human life; we work in, with, and around a variety of
teams.
Use this simple recipe to bring out the very best in your team
involvements

3. 1) TAKE
INVENTORY
Examine the ingredients on hand  Strengths, skills, talents,
hobbies, knowledge, and experience.

4. 1) TAKE
INVENTORY
Examine the ingredients on hand  Strengths, skills, talents,
hobbies, knowledge, and experience.
Choose a ‘desired result’ that:
a) Utilizes available ingredients
b) All participants can agree and support 100%

5. 1) TAKE
INVENTORY
Examine the ingredients on hand  Strengths, skills, talents,
hobbies, knowledge, and experience.
Choose a ‘desired result’ that:
a) Utilizes available ingredients
b) All participants can agree and support 100%
Make a strategic plan of execution to maximize benefits to all

6. 2) PROVIDE SAFE
ENVIRONMENT
Creative ideas and bold suggestions are often attached to
delicate emotions.

7. 2) PROVIDE SAFE
ENVIRONMENT
Creative ideas and bold suggestions are often attached to
delicate emotions.
Lower the threshold of contribution by eliminating all forms
judgment, authority, status, ego, etc.

8. 3) BE OPEN TO ALL
CONTRIBUTIONS
Acknowledge/list all possible solutions.
Even the very silly ones.

9. 3) BE OPEN TO ALL
CONTRIBUTIONS
Acknowledge/list all possible solutions.
Even the very silly ones.
Decide who will do what tasks, and assign timelines.
(best when aligned with personal strengths)

10. 3) BE OPEN TO ALL
CONTRIBUTIONS
Acknowledge/list all possible solutions.
Even the very silly ones.
Decide who will do what tasks, and assign timelines.
(best when aligned with personal strengths)
Provide both time and space to simmer.
Ideas fully develop when blended together.

11. 4) SHARE WITH
OTHERS
Celebrate the successes, praise, bonuses, credit, and
learning opportunities with ALL who made contributions.

12. 4) SHARE WITH
OTHERS
Celebrate the successes, praise, bonuses, credit, and
learning opportunities with ALL who made contributions.
Recognize the supporting roles (contributions that helped
superstar truly shine) and unexpected geniuses.

13. 4) SHARE WITH
OTHERS
Celebrate the successes, praise, bonuses, credit, and
learning opportunities with ALL who made contributions.
Recognize the supporting roles (contributions that helped
superstar truly shine) and unexpected geniuses.
Share the observations and discoveries with the team
and sponsors.

14. DON’T LET ITS SIMPLICITY MISLEAD YOU.
RECIPES ARE TOOLS
THAT INCREASE IN VALUE
THE MORE THEY ARE
USED, INTERPRETED, AND
SHARED.
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