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Team play and Teambuilding: Activity Plan

If there was one major takeaway from our 551 course it was that planning and preparation are paramount to facilitating an effective and productive activity. Quicksilver (Rohnke & Butler, 1995) provides a facilitation model called A.P.P.L.E. that I will utilize to execute the planning of our teambuilding event. When paired with a strong understanding of Tuckman’s phases of group development, A.P.P.L.E. can provide framework and measurability to our teambuilding goals. Team Play and Teambuilding: Activity Plan Christopher Michael Platt Gonzaga University

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If there was one major takeaway from our 551 course it was that planning and preparation are paramount to facilitating an effective and productive activity. Quicksilver (Rohnke & Butler, 1995) provides a facilitation model called A.P.P.L.E. that I will utilize to execute the planning of our teambuilding event. When paired with a strong understanding of Tuckman’s phases of group development, A.P.P.L.E. can provide framework and measurability to our teambuilding goals.In this paper, I will utilize Rohnke and Butlers Facilitation model to help plan a team-building event for group of 11 senior leadership within my company. I will utilize the knowledge I have gained to choose and organize each exercise in a manner that will allow each participant to grow. Throughout this event I will give special consideration to the sequencing and flow of these activities while paying close attention to my role as the leader since I suspect it will change as we develop stronger group cohesion throughout the day

Assess. In order to provide the best possible experience, I’ve assessed and gathered information on our group. We’re a group of 11 team leaders, each tasked with varying facets of running our business. In our mixture of talent, we have Directors in learning and development, customer care, professional services. We have the Vice President of Sales and HR as well as five Managers tasked with expanding sales presence. This represents a very competitive, driven and ambitious group. Each of us rely on each other in some way to perform our own responsibilities. The goals of our program will be to enhance cooperation, teamwork, coordination and change

Teamplay and Teambuilding: Activity Plan 4 management. Trust building and achieving more seamless conflict resolution are also major goals of this event. Logistically speaking, our event will take place at HQ in on our next “managers meeting”, it will be a half day, preceding our normal round table discussions on the state of affairs. It will run four and a half to five hours in duration with everyone participating. We may be utilizing the parking lot provided the weather is nice and the space in the town hall meeting room proves to small. Plan. I look to the details of my assessment to select the tools and specific scenarios of our activities. To achieve shared sense of value, I plan to send a brief survey to elicit what the group wants and determine from there the issues we should examine. This pre-work will later be the basis for one of our activities which is to develop a full-value contract on which we will outline our expectations and commitments for the day. Hopefully, at this point the group will have developed an understanding of what my intentions are. I will be the leader in modeling the first few activities especially as they are critical in order to break the unseen barriers but moving forward in the day my goal is to stand back and observe. With this said, icebreakers and deinhibiters will be a necessary opener as the group is comfortable but reluctant to show any vulnerability. Overly physical activities will not work because of the age demographic and dress in corporate setting. Problem solving activities will provide challenge and fun later in the day. Overall, the split between ice-breakers and problem solving activities will be about even, this is done purposely to increase understanding and trust in one another. The day will wrap-up with overall reflection on key learnings from the activities and thoughtful review of the full value contract. (See Figure 1).

Teamplay and Teambuilding: Activity Plan 5 Prepare. In order to prepared for the days’ events, I will first and foremost develop an agenda for the day. This will of course be adoptable to spontaneous and fun breakouts. “Sometimes giving up your plan is the best plan you can have.” (Adventure Leadership Handout) Assembling the necessary materials is paramount to success, I will need 30 feet of rope, 10 roller chairs, 50 feet of yarn, cut into nine pieces and tied into varying sized circles, tape, box of spaghetti and yarn, and finally post-it notes. I’ll inspect the meeting room space and schedule and make sure we have the town hall room reserved. By having all of this done and prepared prior to our event, it will alleviate the majority of anxiety to be the leader of the day. Lead. In this case leading simply translate to implementing all the planning and preparation. As inclusion and safe space are my main goal, each participant will be given the option to sit out if they’re uncomfortable with the event. The tone and pace of my style will be to build trust by making everyone comfortable, I will keep it light and fun but provide time for serious thought and reflection. I will model appropriate behaviors when delivering instructions. I will keep it clear and simple, allowing for communication and clarification at any point. Humor and enthusiasm are two of my strengths but utilizing them in a manner where the goals of our activities are not lost, will be my focus. Leading is observing just as much as it is modeling. Monitoring rule infractions and enforcing them is key to keep the activities on track. Regulating the ‘temperature’ by determining when to intervene and when not is a necessary skill set. Lastly, debriefing and reflection are powerful tools to enhance the learning potential and to do this I will maximize participant talktime by asking open-ended thought provoking questions.

Teamplay and Teambuilding: Activity Plan 6 Evaluate. In this area, I will consider myself a learning partner not as the leader or instructor. Not only is this approach the most natural for me take, but it will be received the best by the group. There are two parts to this step. The first is to evaluate during the program, I will do so by monitoring the group and adjusting accordingly. I plan to debrief after every activity by allotting time in the schedule for it. In this micro-setting it is very important for us to apply the lessons of the activity to our regular working lives asking “What/ So What/ Now What” these questions will elicit connections and allow us to hit our goals. The second piece of evaluating will occur at the end of the program. We will discuss what worked for us, what were our biggest growth areas from the day and what will we do differently in applying these concepts to our work. In conclusion, the sequencing and agenda of the event need to be adaptable and so should be my role of leader. It is planning and preparation that will ultimately alleviate the anxiety or stress of being a new leader. I believe simply executing and ing a growth environment is my main goal as facilitator and by utilizing A.P.P.L.E. I now have a framework to conduct this kind of program. Please see figure 1.

Teamplay and Teambuilding: Activity Plan 7 References

Rohnke, K. & Butler, S. (1995). Quicksilver; adventure games, initiative problems, trust activities and a guide to effective leadership. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing .

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Figure 1. Teamplay and Teambuilding: Agenda Sheet Event: Team play and Teambuilding Leadership event Event Date: Tuesday, July 5th 2016 Length of Program: 5 Hours Location: QBSI HQ – town hall meeting room : Christopher Platt – (215) 262 6448 No. of Partiants: 11 Reason for Event: Empower managers to cooperate/ communicate / and mitigate change management more effectively Timesheet/ Agenda Activity

Equipment

Duration/Reflection Approximate Start Time

Partner Interview Intro

? sheet

20 Mins

7:30 AM

Full Value Contract

HW

20 Mins

7:50 AM

High Risk/ Low Risk

Hi/Low Risk Cards

30 Mins / 5 Mins

8:20 AM

Circle- Mimics

Circles of Rope

25 Mins / 10 Mins

9:00 AM

Star wars

Circles of Yarn

20 Mins / 10 Mins

9:30 AM

Bio Break

20 mins

Spaghetti / Marshmallows/ Tape / Yarn

30 Mins / 15 Mins

10: 20 AM

Manager Chairs

Chairs/ Instructions / Notes

30 Mins / 15 Mins

11:05 AM

Closing Activity -

Index Cards

10 Mins

11:50 AM

20 Mins

12PM

Spaghetti / Marshmallows

Quotes Group Reflection – Figure 1.