Pole position
Featured in the Team Triumphs training manual
By John Maynard
Category: Team Building
Credit price: 2 download credits (Single user)
It is common knowledge that two heads are better than one but, what about a team of eight or ten of twelve? The combined knowledge of the team could be immense. This is also common knowledge, but is very often untapped. By talking together and brainstorming ideas and knowledge, a team can work much more efficiently. Not only can they become more efficient through implementing shared ideas, but the environment will become much more productive and motivated. The training activity addresses this issue by showing that each person has an equal part to play and that information from each person must be tapped in order to get the job done efficiently and effectively.
Participants work as a group to lift half a broom handle out of a tube and then carry it to, and place it in another tube 10-20 metres away. The group may only use strong cotton to lift and carry the handle and must not have any direct physical contact with it.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to show participants that agreeing a pre-planned process as a team will help to enhance the effectiveness of how the end result is achieved.
- Themes:
- Strategic planning,
- Communication,
- Reaching consensus,
- Quality,
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 6 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 01:00:00 |
| No of Pages: | 7 |
Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Additional resources: 1 tape-measure, 1 large roll of wide white or coloured tape, 1 reel of strong cotton thread per participant, 1 half of a wooden broom-handle, 2 plastic tubes appx 8cm wide and at least 8-12 cms shorter than the handle, and outdoor area large enough to com
Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers as an outdoor training activity, with teams who generally work together, to meet a number of objectives including: strategic planning, communication, reaching consensus, and quality.
Download the training activity, Pole position as featured in the Fenman training manual; Team Triumphs