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Standing firm on principles under pressure
Teams regularly face pressure to compromise their principles—including pressure on environmental and social responsibility commitments. Clarify in advance what principles the team will not compromise, including commitments regarding environmental responsibility, ethical conduct, and social impact. When principles are clear before pressure… An ongoing team scaffold (team practice), run when needed, not as a one-off session.
Practical
- Time
- 5-90 min
- Group
- 3–20 · small-group
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Materials
- None beyond ordinary meeting/work settings
- Mechanisms
- life-embedding, behavioral-rehearsal, values-clarification
- Change scope
- state → skill · recurring-practice (When needed)
Origin & where it lives
Thomas Jordan & Claude [AI] (IDG for Teams handbook — team scaffold) — IDG practice (idg.thomasjordan.se)
Instructions: open online
In this directory via Thomas Jordan's IDG Resource Library
Team leader role (Jordan): Lead clarification of team principles. Model standing firm under pressure. Support team members who face pressure to compromise. Take responsibility for principled stands rather than leaving individuals exposed.
status: checked · added 2026-08-25