What I Feel Like Expressing 

LET'S DO A WIFLE!

A WIFLE is a powerful took that enables each team member to express what is currently going on for them in their lives, both in the business and personally. All too often it is assumed that people leave their emotions at the door when they come to work but the reality is that this unexpressed or ‘bottled up’ emotion can all to often impact on team performance.

The Rules of the WIFLE

1. Sit around the room. Starting with the person next to you, ask whomever ‘What do you feel like expressing?’

2. No Interruptions! This person now has the right to say whatever he or she feels like without interruption. This is most important! It is important to NOT comment on what has been said during or between the next person’s turn. This is NOT a feedback and discussion session

3. They start their WIFLE by saying “What I’d like to say/express is....”

4. Once he or she has had a say, they finish by saying “.....and that’s what I feel like expressing.” This person then asks the next person what they feel like expressing.

5.  When everyone has had their say (and only when everyone has finished) you may then ask if anyone has any ‘burnings’. This is where anyone that feels they have been wrongly treated or has some other response replies to the other persons feelings or impression, either by apologising or explaining what actually happened. Again even at this point there is no discussion or interruption...it’s just a chance for someone to burn it and then move on.