Trust me!
Featured in the The Team Repair Kit training manual
By Tony Bray
Category: Team Building
Credit price: 2 download credits (Single user)
Trust is a key element for successful team work. The lack of trust will bring about all sorts of frustrations, poor working practices, duplication and poor use of resources. This training activity is designed to explore the whole issue of trust and will test the participants’ personal levels of trust in a way which most of us are sensitive to – and that is financially.
Participants are formed into three equal teams. The members of each team then have 20 minutes to select a charity they would all be prepared to support, and the amount they would be prepared to donate. They must also brief one of the team to act as their representative at a formal meeting. The representatives from each team then meet and agree between them one charity which all the teams will be prepared to support, and a common amount to donate. Finally the teams re-form and review what happened; this is followed by a short plenary discussion to bring out key points.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to build trust within the team.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 3 |
| Max Group Size: | 30 |
| Typical Duration: | 01:25:00 |
| No of Pages: | 8 |
Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Additional resources: Bucket or bowl for collection
Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to provide an interesting insight into many aspects of personal behaviour and values, and helps people to see each other in a fresh light. Trust is such a fragile thing – years of good work can be destroyed in one foolish or thoughtless act. If trust within a team is weak then all sorts of pressures and stresses will be present, in addition to the stresses and strains inherent in the job. So working to improve levels of trust within a team, and between teams, is a worthwhile activity.
Download the training activity, Trust me! as featured in the Fenman training manual; The Team Repair Kit