Delegation Skills: Water problem
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)
Managers and team leaders are always saying they have too much to do in too little time. In fact, part of the ‘problem’ is that they don’t delegate enough. This is a tricky challenge for most of us but a key skill of management. In this delegation skills training activity, participants are asked to undertake an exercise in which, if it is to be successful, the tasks of one half of the group must be delegated to the other half of the group.
After explaining that the purpose of this training activity is to explore effective delegation skills, you divide the group into two and give them the task of moving as much water as possible from one side of a ‘gully’ to the other within a time limit. One group will be using delgation skills to delegate the task to the other. Once the delegation task is completed, the group analyse the experience and its application to delegation in the workplace, working in pairs, in a plenary session.
Who is it for: This delegation skills training activity is intended for use by trainers to help participants explore the issue of appropriate delegation and examine strategies for delegating effectively.
- Themes:
- Delegation,
- Lateral thinking,
- Leadership,
- Problems solving,
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 10 |
| Max Group Size: | 16 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:25:00 |
| No of Pages: | 18 |
Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Additional resources: Three poles x 1 metre long, One pole x 2 metres long, Plastic rings to go round the poles, black plastic bin liners, a plastic crate, balloons, tape, string, rope & various other items to use as red herrings, Two 10-gallon barrels, one with water and one
Purpose: This delegation skills training resource is intended for use by trainers as part of any team-building or management development training event. This training activity needs more space and more equipment and is generally more ‘physical’. It could be run very successfully as part of a residential programme.
Download the training activity, Delegation Skills: Water problem as featured in the Fenman training manual; Indoor and Outdoor Team Development