Valueballs are an innovative professional tool to make continuous learning and performance improvement an easy and enjoyable part of every employees’ daily work practice.

At the heart of the valueballs program are the valueballs. Inside every valueball is a unique, carefully formulated work-related challenge that must be completed as part of your daily routine and within a determined number of work days.

Valueballs provide enough direction to make clear what is required, while allowing you the freedom to complete the challenge in your own way - usually in consultation with your manager. In addition, each valueball requires you to provide evidence that you have carried out the challenge.

The form of the evidence varies according to the challenge and always includes insights, learning, creativity, breakthroughs and growth. The evidence is displayed on a special evidence chart for all to see and discuss. As the program progresses, the evidence chart becomes a unique and impressive symbol of activity and performance improvement that can benefit the whole organisation.

THE VALUEBALLS COMPONENTS

The valueball challenges
At the heart of the valueball program are the valueballs. Inside every valueball is a challenge. A unique, carefully formulated work related activity that is designed to be completed by an individual as part of their daily work and within a determined number of work days.

All valueball challenges provide enough direction to make clear what is required, while allowing the freedom for an individual to complete the challenge in their own way.

Challenges range from activities that could be done immediately to those that will require a little more thought and planning. For example:

"Within the next 5 working days, make a new contact internally or externally. Have a conversation with this person that will improve the influence you and your team can have within the organisation. Make a recommendation for how the team can work with this person to improve its influence and effectiveness. Record your contact, meeting notes and recommendation in your space on the evidence chart."

OR

"Ask 3 of your clients (internal or external – you pick), for their ideas on how communication between you and them could be enhanced. Document the main ideas from the conversations and take action on the one you like best. Share your findings with at least 2 colleagues. Add your writings and the action you are taking to your space on the evidence chart. You have 7 days."

The evidence chart

Each valueball requires an individual to provide evidence that they have carried out the challenge. The form of the evidence varies according to the challenge and usually includes insights and learnings that arise from the activity.

Examples include: lists, notes from a discussion, a photograph of an event, research notes, feedback from customers, a printout of an email and perhaps some other artefacts chosen by the individual. This evidence is attached to the evidence chart.

As the evidence is added the chart grows as a unique and impressive symbol of activity and performance improvement useful for the whole organisation.