The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

These will vary, depending on which team building activity you select.

ROOM SET-UP

Any seating arrangement is acceptable.

Comments

If your leadership program extends over several days or is conducted in two or more

sessions, create small groups of 5 to 7 people who will meet periodically throughout

the program’s duration to work on a problem or case study, debrief the module, and

generally lend support to one another. The small groups can remain together and form

a Professional Resource Group, as suggested in Activity 14.

Trainer’s Notes for Activity 2

ADVANCE PREPARATION

Decide how you will form the IDEA teams. Either set up heterogeneous groups in ad-

vance, or let the participants decide when you start the activity who will be in which

group. If the participants know one another well, and it is important for people to work

with those from the same department, then it would be best to let them choose their

own group. If the participants don’t know one another, it would be helpful for the

trainers to make up the groupings in advance.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

Step 1: Provide an overview of the purpose and use of IDEA teams in your

program.

 The IDEA groups will give participants an opportunity to discuss

issues, complete assignments, and share program experiences in

smaller groups.

 The IDEA teams will act as support groups for participants

throughout the program.

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