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Balance in our lives seems illusive. Change is constant. And as we continue into the 21st century, information will increase in exponential ways. Consequently, we will experience a constant state of flux. The ability to respond quickly and deal with the needs of others will continue to be demanded of us. Organizational flexibility, personal resiliency and team emotional intelligence are three keys to long-term success. Team building is not a one time event. It requires on-going nurturing and often team coaching can leverage both the team development and the results. We have developed a modular program that address the needs and stages of teams in a Just-In-Time approach to skill and competency development.
(Patrick Lencioni. author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team)"Not Finance, Not Strategy. Not Technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage."
That said, sometimes a single intervention may be suitable. During retreats or team building workshops, teams can often be re-energized through the appropriate use of "games" and simulations. Here are some that we have used to great success. Please contact us, if you would like to bring us in for your next event. We have done retreats from eight to three hundred attendees. For larger groups, special considerations must be addressed including the number of additional facilitators required.
The following all take a minimum of one hour to complete and are not icebreakers but an integral part of the team's learning. This represents a sample of the more popular activities.
Expectations from using these types of Team Activities:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ True Colors (Personality Dimensions) This is by far our most popular team building activity having delivered it to hundreds of individuals in all types of organizations. The Personality Dimensions workshop is a self-awareness program that builds on the foundations established by the work of David Keirsey, Linda Berens and Don Lowry. It helps people become more effective communicators and enhance team-building skills and is often used successfully as a kick off event for a team building retreat. Energy Level: Very High ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Well Intentioned Branch (a.k.a. TheAggressive Corporation) This is a powerful exercise that demonstrates how people really behave and not necessarily what they "would like to do". Based on the popular principles of "The Prisoner’s Dilemma", this goes beyond the zero sum set-up and incorporates the concepts of team loyalties, goal clarity, communications issues, trust, group dynamics and risk taking. Each team represents a separate branch of a company and is required to make a "Buy or Sell" decision each month for 10 rounds. The objective is to make as large a profit by the end of the fiscal year and this will result in a bonus from company year-end earnings. A pay out matrix is provided and results are posted after each round. Energy Level: Very High ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Leadership Maze Challenge Two teams compete to get from one side of a maze to the others as quickly as possible with as many "poker chips" as possible. Each team is give 10 minutes to prepare its strategy based on the rules and then no vocalizations are permitted. This activity not only stresses group processes and systems thinking but also brings out the dangers of assumptions. Energy Level: Very High ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Top Manufacturing a Proto Type (Sample Variations) Straw Building: Egg Protector: Energy Level: High ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These activities simulate adventure situations that challenge participants to thing and work as a team. They present believable dilemmas that they must first solve individually and then as a team using consensus decision-making. Topics:
Energy Level: High ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Top Zin Obelisk Problem Solving In the ancient city of Atlantis, a solid, rectangular obelisk, called a Zin, was built in honour of the goddess Tina. The structure took less than two weeks to complete. The task of the teams is to determine on which day of the week the obelisk was completed. Cards containing information that appears to be gibberish but is related to the task are distributed. Energy Level: High
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Top The use of teams, be they project teams or intact work teams, is seen as a logical approach to address these challenges. This modular program is seen as one avenue to provide newly restructured work teams with the opportunity to acquire the needed skills. The course material adopts a facilitative approach to working with existing intact teams and should be considered a facilitated process. The "workshop" has been divided into ten modules with various lessons. For training objectives, delivery options and course outline click here. Providing Management Consulting Services in facilitation, training, restructuring conflict resolution, team building, coaching, leadership and communications(specifically body language) Providing Coaching Services in leadership,technology, assessments,learning styles, teleclasses, training and the coaches toolkit. |
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