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Building a strong and connected team takes effort. This simple activity will provide the team with insights into the individual team members as well as possible ideas to better the team. Or, make up your own questions. This team engagement exercise involves talking through questions that are at first answered by the team members and then discussed as a group. …
In this activity, your team will be able to analyze their current state and also identify areas they would like to improve. Using the metaphor of the four forces of flight, you can facilitate a conversation about how your team is doing and where they want to focus. The Beginning of Human Flight The idea of flight has long fascinated …
A fun team activity about focusing on behaviors or values important for team success
Understanding Team Roles and Responsibilities When there is a lack of understanding of the roles and responsibilities of your team members there is usually confusion, inefficiencies, and conflict. Here is a team exercise to shine the light on who is doing what and how the roles of your team intersect. The larger the team, the more time and space you …
Are you planning a team building event? Perhaps you are working with a team that is struggling and needs some intervention. Or maybe a team that is already high-performing and wants to stay that way. Where do you begin? First, it’s important to identify how you can best serve them. You may be tempted to facilitate your favorite team building …
GUEST BLOGGER: Mark S. Smith, Executive Coach & Author [This is a modified excerpt from Distinctions: 52 Lessons in Leadership by Mark S. Smith] Great teams often have the togetherness that shows itself in continued relationships outside of the organization. Poor teams don’t even want to get together within the organization, let alone outside of it. The leader’s role, therefore, …
When a new leader or team member joins a team, it is important to proactively assimilate that person into the team. The quicker this happens, the less stressful it is for everyone on the team. This activity includes a list of questions that a team can use to generate a healthy dialogue. Use these questions to begin to gaining knowledge …
There is so much we don’t know about our colleagues. We often know very little about their personal lives and interests, let alone about their childhood and teenage years. When I learn something about someone’s early life it often gives me a new perspective and appreciation for who they are and what they value. The people we are closest too …
If you ask a team what their biggest challenges are, most will talk about communication issues. And, if you peel back another layer, they often talk about misunderstandings or differences in the way team members communicate with each other. I love using the DISC Communication Styles model with teams because it gets to the root of many issues team members …
GUEST BLOGGER: Stace Williams, Executive Coach & Facilitator Think-Pair-Square-Share (TPSS) is remarkably simple and is best for groups of 9 or more. Use TPSS when you want to generate ideas or get the group’s responses, and always start with a problem or goal in the form of a question. When teams are large, it can be difficult to gather and …
