Experiential Training Games

Flight from Savo A Supervisory Skills Game

The ability to balance the goals of the organization with the needs of the work group is the common thread that runs through 5 key supervisory skill dimensions. These dimensions are the focus of Flight from Savo and include:

Guiding the Work: Taking the direction of the organization and translating it into actionable plans for the work group.
Organizing the Work: Assigning people, equipment, and tasks to meet work goals.
Developing Your Staff: Actively working to increase the skill level of each employee being supervised.
Managing Performance: Removing the obstacles to better performance so employees can meet their own and the organization’s objectives.
Managing Relations: Developing and maintaining good relationships with other groups so that the supervisor’s employees and the organization meet their goals.

Cooperative-Competition

Common Currency uses the concept of cooperative-competition among teams to stress the importance of group interdependence. To win this game, each group must rely on collaboration with others to exchange information and resources. Thus, teams gain an understanding of the beneficial nature of competitiveness as they strive to do their best, while maintaining good working relationships with other groups.

Participants will:

Learn the basic principles of cooperative-competition.
Discover how cooperative-competition helps teams and individuals achieve the greatest results.
Develop the team and interpersonal skills that drive cooperative-competition.
Understand how cooperative-competition benefits the entire organization.

Get fit for Coaching

The Coaching Process Model shows the open flow of communication back and forth between the coach and the person being coached. At the center of the model are the 5 Coaching Competencies:

Building Rapport
Observing and Analyzing
Questioning and Listening
Providing Feedback
Facilitating Learning

Building Effective Teams

A Drum Circle is a fully-participating group, sharing a rhythmical and music experience. This experience results in harmony, camaraderie, and a feeling of wellness amongst the participating population.

A “Team drummers” Circle will:

Teach team building in a new unique way
Stimulate creative thought processes
Promote cooperation versus competition
Demonstrate individual effect on the larger whole
Encourage effective communication
Develop listening and expressing skills
Inspire community involvement
Define common ground between participants
Activate playful stress reduction
Teach leadership skills