This appears like a simple case study. Give 2 teams an overview of a proposal that has been submitted from site to head office and the associated response, and see how each interprets the response. But it can reveal all sorts of underlying issues! A great way to explore assumptions, bias, the impact of fuzzy...
Often we are asked to work as consultants rather than trainers or coaches, so facilitating a session with a team to achieve a purpose may be something we are asked to do. Andonella Thomson of Kingscavil Consulting kindly shared these 3 documents to help run a session on helping a team to define and draw...
It's difficult to find good exercises that allow you to examine conflict well without trivialising it (or turning it into a traumatic experience!) Some exercises that are not directly related to conflict can be debriefed with conflict resolution in mind. For example Moon Survival and the Ugli Orange. Exercises where there is potential for limited...
So many resources on team-working focus on the role of the team leader, or rely on personality-type assessments. Belbin is very specialised, and perhaps best saved for project teams, rather than teams of people who work together doing a similar (if not the same) role. Team Player Styles were defined by Glenn Parker in his...
So many leadership models, so many ways to explore them! With this simple exercise you can quickly get participants to define whichever model you're exploring: Action Centred leadership, Situational Leadership, Authentic Leadership. Create a card sort from the handouts or simply use them as prompts for a flipchart (or virtual flipchart) exercise. It's a quick...
This is quite a fun (and quick) communication skills exercise that works a little like the popular game 'Taboo'. Delegates work in teams to get their message across WITHOUT using certain words. It can be used to highlight the importance of having a common language or the importance of using multiple methods to communicate effectively....
Culture is such a massive topic and can be hard to define. L&D folk are often asked to help define, shape or change culture. Clearly, it can't be done quickly. EVERYTHING is intertwined, and it's hard for individuals to see how they can make a difference. These two simple exercises can quickly and easily illustrate...
A short activity useful for illustrating the downsides of multi-tasking or attention switching. Quick, simple and can be run virtually or face-to-face. DOWNLOAD NOW It appears to be based on a free exercise from skills converged, which you can find here
Jon very kindly shared these resources on assertiveness. Taken from a variety of sources, please use them for inspiration for creating your own sessions. Individual Exercise - what would you do in each of these scenarios? Summary of assertiveness techniques - taken from the British Medical Association and the University of London An assertiveness quiz,...
This exercise can be used to illustrate the problems with multi-tasking and introduce a topic of careful time management, diary planning and saying no! It can be run virtually or face-to-face and can easily be adapted for teams (see variation at the end). The actual activities don’t matter (choose those that are relevant to your...
