Fill in the blank
Featured in the Indoor and Outdoor Team Development training manual
By Michèle Barca & Kate Cobb
Category: Team Building
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
Managing a team is a challenge for anyone! Not only do you and your team need to be effective in the organisation but, as a manager, you also need to be sensitive to the development of staff members. The two do not always coincide! This training activity involves participants in a group exercise that can be managed in any number of ways by the team manager.
You explain that the purpose of this training activity is to explore the issue of team management. You ask the group to select a team manager and brief them on their task, which is to fill in a blank on a map. Once they have completed the exercise, you encourage the participants to explore their experience of the exercise – how it was managed and how closely this resembles their working experiences. They then move through a series of stages to examine the skills and qualities required by a team manager.
Who is it for: This training activity is intended for use by trainers to enable participants to explore issues of team management, and examine the skills needed for effective team management.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 10 |
| Max Group Size: | 16 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:20:00 |
| No of Pages: | 18 |
Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Additional resources: Large-scale ordnance survey map.
Purpose: This training activity is intended for use by trainers as part of any team-building, leadership or management training programme. It has a serious training point but is also fun! This training activity needs space, is set outdoors, and is particularly appropriate for use on residential courses, in either urban or country settings.
Download the training activity, Fill in the blank as featured in the Fenman training manual; Indoor and Outdoor Team Development