The photo is of a team of Screw Machinists from McGard innovative security products. A co-facilitator (Brian Pettit), McGard’s Corporate Trainer (Ron Kaiser) and I recently had the pleasure of leading an 8-week team program for this manufacturing team. These men, Brian, Ron and I went through many stages of forming, storming, norming, performing and … Continued
Recently I was facilitating a team of 15 – a group that wished to enhance their team skills by creating a culture of empowerment. As I progressed through the training, I saw that when I asked a question and asked the team to spend some time (generally 3-5 minutes) planning how they would solve the … Continued
Your corporate team building program was not a success? Here are four possible reasons why. 1) Lack of understanding why they are there. If the participants are not made aware of the reason for the team building program there can be some serious hostility. Some coordinators like to “keep the people in the dark” and … Continued
These questions can be used for front-loading – setting up the thoughts before beginning a team-building activity. These questions can also be used to reflect on the team and where they are going. Open-Ended Questions for Team Building What was the first clue that the situation was not going well? How did the chaos stop? … Continued