As experienced executives in international companies, Heidi and Christian Eineder know proven management methods inside out. Together with their two bright boys, they one day discovered the potential to better structure their family tasks and simplify their daily lives with the help of business methods. With easyfaM, the Eineder family provides other families with tools that ensure more mindfulness, transparency, and fairness in family organization.
What does teamwork mean in a family?
The ability to work in a team is one of the core competencies in today’s working world. With easyfaM, children and teenagers playfully develop teamwork skills. The tools take parents out of the “line of fire,” as all family members organize themselves more freely in decision-making, timing, and more reliably in execution.
Planning for chores is eliminated, and tasks are completed as if by themselves. With the new team spirit, the family gains more free time, which can be spent together and more meaningfully than before. Parents save themselves the trouble of delegating tasks the moment they think of them, because they have already been clearly communicated, and constant reminders are no longer necessary.
What do families who have already tested the easyfaM Taskboard say?
Kirsten (doctor) and Lutz M. (Dipl.-Ing.) are highly satisfied with the new organization, even if, admittedly, housework is still no more fun. The easyfaM Taskboard has changed many things for the better in their family. The three children like not always doing the same tasks and seeing what the others are doing.
Furthermore, no one has to remind anyone else – everyone remembers their tasks with the help of the Taskboard. Kirsten adds that “the easyfaM Board structures and motivates family members through visualization, and an unspoken mutual motivation takes place. It helps our family greatly in everyday life and significantly reduces conflict potential.” During the weekly check-in, the family briefly discusses what went well and what didn’t. This works excellently because there is no acute point of contention, but rather a detached atmosphere where everyone proudly presents their completed tasks, according to the parents. With the routines learned along the way, children learn to accept rules, become independent, and gradually take on responsibility in the family.
The enthusiastic parents Veronika (teacher) and Tobias Schmid (Lean Manager) note that they themselves were much more motivated to reliably complete their daily and weekly tasks. “The system works because parents naturally want to live up to their role model function for their children,” reports Heidi Eineder, who visited the families repeatedly during the testing phase of the easyfaM Taskboard.
Who decides which tasks are done when?
With the help of the easyfaM Taskboard, each family member decides for themselves when to complete their tasks. Because: Intense arguments in families arise when parents demand help “now” and interrupt their child from something that seems more important at that moment (e.g., finishing a game). If the child can decide the time for completion themselves, household chores are done “noiselessly.” The easyfaM Taskboard (based on an Agile method from the business world) visualizes all recurring routine tasks in the household. An example: By Saturday evening, each family member has covered their three red “to-do” points with green task coins if they have been completed. The earlier family members choose a task, the easier or more interesting the selection of household tasks – a very motivating effect, especially for children. “Children love ‘brain candies’ because their brains can absorb images particularly well,” explains Christian Eineder. In addition, daily repeating activities can be individually displayed on the easyfaM Taskboard – at the foot of the figures. This gives parents a wonderful overview of activities without giving other family members the feeling of being controlled.
easyfaM also supports changing family structures
If a family member travels or falls ill, tasks are compensated through teamwork within the family. “Self-evident routines quickly develop here,” says Christian Eineder from experience. “However, if someone tries to shirk, the group quickly reminds them of their responsibility to the team.” The group dynamic created by
the use of the easyfaM Taskboard supports each individual in reliably completing their tasks.
All participants perceive how important each member is for completing teamwork. The easyfaM Taskboard brings joy to children and adults in shared results, transparently shows the work status at all times, and playfully teaches modern working methods to everyone along the way. The methodology works – with a gentle competitive character, a high degree of independence, and the freedom of personal time management. Of course, every praise from parents for independently completed tasks has a positive reinforcing effect. The shared achievements strengthen the family bond, appreciation, and team spirit of the
family.
