Time for growth
Featured in the Developing Teams: The Leader's Role training manual
By Caroline Love & Aileen Goodman
Category: Team Building
Credit price: 4 download credits (Single user)
Teams can often be no more than a group of people working as individuals alongside each other. Team growth will depend on individula efforts with little thought to the learning and development needs of the team as a whole. Team performance will be greatly enhanced if we recognise the strength of learning as a whole team. This activity gives an opportunity to explore how teams can learn and develop together and the pivotal role of reflection and questioning in the team learning process.
A short, physical problem-solving exercise is used to help participants explore what happens in whole-team learning, whilst having fun. Individuals complete a reflective learning log to help develop ideas for a team learning cycle. Small groups then use this cycle to work on a team-management problem. The activity ends with participants completing a second learning log about how reflection and questioning helped the learning process.
Who is it for: This training activity is intended for use by trainers with teams to explore the learning and development cycle.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:00:00 |
| No of Pages: | 24 |
Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Additional resources: Three tennis balls; A watch with a second hand for timing; Small prizes (pens, pencils, fruit or similar items) for 'Learning as a whole team'.
Purpose: This training activity is intended for use by trainers with team leaders to give them the opportunity to practise using the learning and development cycle and to develop their skills in the use of reflection and questioning during this cycle in order to enhance their role and enabling clear communication as part of team learning. This activity can also be used as part of a programme on Developing Teams: The Leader's Role, or as part of a Team Development event. It is particularly useful for Managing for the First Time. It can also be used for Problem Solving and Decision Making, Processes and Techniques for Planning and Team Communications.
Download the training activity, Time for growth as featured in the Fenman training manual; Developing Teams: The Leader's Role