Who Should Attend?
Anyone working in a team, or as a team leader.
- How teams function
- The decision making process of a team
- The importance of consensus
- To listen and respect the views of others
- That working together requires effort and respect
You become a member of a team during an experiential exercise. The team is placed in an artificial situation and is required to make decisions both individually and as a group. The success of the team is dependent on the willingness of all team members to participate, working together. This exercise can be linked to a presentation on the personal styles of people on a team (a version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) and to the “Five Dysfunctions of a Team” by Patrick Lencioni.
- Break into teams of 4-6 participants
- Review team “survival exercise” (pick from several scenarios, instruments)
- Clarify goals
- Individuals complete a ranking activity
- Each team deals with the survival situation
- A debrief of the roles team members played
- Comparison of results (individual and team)
- The role of conflict on a team (defined as a difference of opinion)
- Discussion of “what have we learned as a team?”
2-4 hours (depending on the exercise & discussion)
Room of sufficient size to allow break‑out activities /or/ break out rooms. Flip chart & markers. Computer, projector & screen (power point).