TEAM BUILDING AND GROUP DYNAMICS

INTRODUCTION OF PARTICIPANTS

• EACH PARTICIPANT SHALL PICK A CARTOLINA DEPENDING ON THE COLOR SHE/HE PICKED
• WRITE NAME ON THE CARTOLINA
• PARTICIPANT SHALL DESCRIBE THEMSELVES IN THREE ADJECTIVES DEPENDING ON THE SUBJECT OF EACH COLOR THEY CHOOSE (WRITING IT AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CARTOLINA)
• ANIMAL/FLOWER/FOOD/TREE
• INTRODUCTION OF PAX
• PARTICIPANTS WILL EITHER SAY “AHHHHH” IF THE DESCRIPTION IS TRUE AND SAY “TSIKAHHH” IF THEY THINK IT’S A LIE.

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LEVELLING OF EXPECTATIONS

• EACH PARTICIPANTS SHALL GET A ROLL OF TOILET PAPER DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THEY WOULD WANT
• PARTICIPANTS SHALL GIVE HIS/HER EXPECTATIONS DEPENDING ON HOW LONG HIS/HER TOILET PAPER
• PROCESS THE EXPECTATIONS

THE PIG PERSONALITY PROFILE

• Give the participants the following instructions:  On a blank piece of paper draw a pig.  Tell them not to look at their neighbor's pig and give no further instructions other than to say the pig is of the animal variety!  Do not influence how the pigs are drawn. After they have completed the assignment give a good lead in about personality typing, M-B, etc and tell them this is a similar test. Their drawing will serve to interpret their personalities.

THE PIG

PIG PERSONALITY RESULT

1 . If the pig is drawn toward the top of the paper you are a positive & optimistic person.

2. If the pig is drawn towards the middle of the page you are a    realist.

3. If the pig is drawn toward the bottom of the page, you are pessimistic & and have a tendency to behave negatively.

4. If the pig is facing left, you believe in tradition, are    friendly, and remember dates and birthdays.

5. If the picture is facing forward (towards you) you are direct,   enjoy playing the devil's advocate and neither fear nor avoid    discussion.

6. If the pig is facing right, you are innovative and active, but have neither a sense of family, nor remember dates.

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PIG PERSONALITY RESULT

• 7. If the pig is drawn with many details, you are analytical,   cautious, and distrustful.
• 8. If the pig is drawn with few details, you are emotional, naive, care little for detail, and take risks.
• 9. If the pig is drawn with four legs showing, you are secure, stubborn, and stick to your ideals.
• 10. If the pig is drawn with less than four legs showing, you are insecure, or are living through a period of major change.
• 11. The larger the pig's ears you have drawn, the better listener you are.
• 12. And last but not least . . . the longer the pig's tail you have drawn, the more satisfied you are with the quality of your LOVE life.

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BEHAVIORAL PATTERN INVENTORY

• LEARNING AND KNOWING EACH PERSONALITY AND BEHAVIOR IN ORDER TO GET ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE
• COLLEAGUES AND CO-WORKER MAY UNDERSTAND EACH BEHAVIOR TOWARDS PERSONAL AND WORK VALUES

VALUES CLARIFICATION

• Values are standards, criteria or guidelines which determine how people act upon available choices.
• Values are those attitudes, beliefs, interests, substances and ideals which we hold significant in our lives.
• Values are developed from the experiences we have, from the influences of other people and from the conditions around us.

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THE VALUE STORY

CATEGORIZING VALUES

• CHOOSING – chosen freely, choice made from alternatives, consideration is given to consequences
• PRIZING – a person cherishes and must be happy with the choice, willing to affirm the value publicly
• ACTING – actually doing something with the choice, acting repeatedly in some pattern

WORK RELATED VALUE ASSESSMENT

• You may have values around family, work, spiritual,
• leisure, personal, etc. In this exercise you will focus on your work values. As you rank each value, think about how important the value is to you in a work setting.
• After reviewing all of your #5 values (most important to you), prioritize them by selecting your highest five work related values that you want incorporated into your future jobs.
• As you consider your work related values, keep in mind that there are no right or wrong work values, rather it is a process of identifying what matters most to you rather than someone else.

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The Six Core Moral Values

• Love of God
• Selfless Love for people
• Respect for Authority
• Respect for Dignity of Human Sexuality
• Respect for Truth
• Responsible Dominion over material things

BASIC WORK VALUES

• Industriousness
• Determination
• Sense of Responsibility
• Punctuality and Order
• Spirit of Service
• Spirit of Collaboration
• Ability to survive

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THE GOSSIP STORY

• THE WORD COMMUNICATION
• CLARIFY YOUR THINKING
• OBTAIN FAVORABLE ATTENTION
• MAKE IT SIMPLE AND SPECIFIC
• MAKE EFFECTIVE USE OF FEEDBACK
• USE YOUR APPEAL
• NOTE SOCIAL CLIMATE AND SPECIFIC SITUATION

• INCLUDES BENEFITS TO THE RECEIVER
• CONSIDER TONE AS WELL AS CONTENT
• ALWAYS PLANT MENTAL PICTURES AS GOAL IMAGE
• TALK ONLY ON POSITIVE TERMS
• IMPRESS, REPEAT, ASSOCIATE, TO GET RETENTION
• OFFER AND EARN LIKING AND RESPECT
• NULLIFY BARRIERS TO TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION

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GROUPINGS

• EACH GROUP MUST KNOW EACH OTHER
• MAKE A GROUP NAME
• HAVE A GROUP YELL
• IDENTIFY THREE VALUES INNATE IN THE GROUP
• CHOOSE A LEADER
• CHOOSE A PRESENTOR

THE EFFECTIVE GROUP

• Has a clear understanding of its purposes or goals.
• Makes progress toward its goals with a maximum of efficiency and minimum of wasted effort.
•  Is able to look ahead and plan ahead
• Has achieved a high degree of inter-communication

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• Is able to initiate and carry on effective problem-solving
• Is objective about its own functioning; can face its problems and make whatever modifications are needed. Maintains a balance between emotional and rational behavior.
• Strike an appropriate balance between group productivity and the satisfaction of individual needs.

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MORALE BUILDING FUNCTIONS IN A TEAM

• Encourager of Participation
• Harmonizer and Compromiser
• Tension Reliever
• Communication Helper
• Evaluator of Emotional Climate

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TEAM WORK

• T – Trust & Togetherness
• E – Equality
• A – Attitude
• M – Meshing & Maximizing

TEAM WORK

• W – “We” versus I”
• O – Organization
• R – Role Playing
• K – Kindred Spirit

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THE FIVE “S”

• SORT – clear out
• SYSTEMATIZE – keep in good order
• SWEEP – clean up
• SANITIZE – hygiene and safety
• SELF DISCIPLINE – observe all good rules in performing the five “s”

Sort – (Seiri)

• the first S focuses on eliminating unnecessary items from the workplace. An effective visual method to identify these unneeded items is called red tagging. A red tag is placed on all items not required to complete your job. These items are then moved to a central holding area. This process is for evaluation of the red tag items. Occasionally used items are moved to a more organized storage location outside of the work area while unneeded items are discarded. Sorting is an excellent way to free up valuable floor space and eliminate such things as broken tools, obsolete jigs and fixtures, scrap and excess raw material. The Sort process also helps prevent the JIC job mentality (Just In Case.)

Set In Order (Seiton)

• is the second of the 5Ss and focuses on efficient and effective storage methods.
• You must ask yourself these questions:
• What do I need to do my job?
• Where should I locate this item?
• How many of this item do I really need?
• Strategies for effective Set In Order are: painting floors, outlining work areas and locations, shadow boards, and modular shelving and cabinets for needed items such as trash cans, brooms, mop and buckets. Imagine how much time is wasted every day looking for a broom? The broom should have a specific location where all employees can find it. "A place for everything and everything in its place."

Shine: (Seiso)

Or SWEEP - Once you have eliminated the clutter and junk that has been clogging your work areas and identified and located the necessary items, the next step is to thoroughly clean the work area. Daily follow-up cleaning is necessary in order to sustain this improvement. Workers take pride in a clean and clutter-free work area and the Shine step will help create ownership in the equipment and facility. Workers will also begin to notice changes in equipment and facility location such as air, oil and coolant leaks, repeat contamination and vibration, broken, fatigue, breakage, and misalignment. These changes, if left unattended, could lead to equipment failure and loss of production. Both add up to impact your company’s bottom line.

Standardize: (Seiketsu)

Once the first three 5S’s have been implemented, you should concentrate on standardizing best practice in your work area. Allow your employees to participate in the development of such standards. They are a valuable but often overlooked source of information regarding their work. Think of what McDonalds, Pizza Hut, UPS, Blockbuster and the United States Military would be without effective work standards.

Sustain: (Shitsuke)

This is by far the most difficult S to implement and achieve. Human nature is to resist change and more than a few organizations have found themselves with a dirty cluttered shop a few months following their attempt to implement 5S. The tendency is to return to the status quo and the comfort zone of the "old way" of doing things. Sustain focuses on defining a new status quo and standard of work place organization.

THE FIVE “S”

• Once fully implemented, the 5S process can increase morale, create positive impressions on customers, and increase efficiency and organization. Not only will employees feel better about where they work, the effect on continuous improvement can lead to less waste, better quality and faster lead times. Any of which will make your organization more profitable and competitive in the market place.

Calm Down!

• Sometimes the participants need to calm down or "come down" to reality after some intensive material is presented. Also, to get the full benefit of new material, some "introspective time" is needed.
• Have the participants lay their heads on the table, lay on the floor, or get in a comfortable position. Then, have them reflect on what they have just learned. After about 5 minutes, say a key word or short phase and have them reflect on it for a couple of minutes. Repeat one or two more times then gather the group into a circle and have them share what they believe are the most important points of the concept and how they can best use it at their place of work.  
• Note: This may seem like a waste of time to many, but reflection is one of the most powerful learning techniques available! Use it! 

BLIND INSTRUCTIONS

• Give each member of the group an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper, the facilitator needs one too.  Have them close their eyes.  The facilitator issues the instructions and follows them as well. No questions are allowed
• Fold the paper in half.   Rip off a corner 5 X
• The group can now open their eyes and find that there are many different shapes of paper. The  debrief covers the need for two way communication and that the different perceptions of the people caused the many different designs.
• If time permits the group can be put in pairs. Have the pairs sit back to back and repeat the exercise using two way Communications and find that the patterns come out closer

Stand Up�

• Try this one in pairs first, then groups of three, then fours and work up to the entire group. Sit on the ground, back-to-back, knees bent and elbows locked. Try to stand up without falling down. For the large group, sit as tightly packed as possible and work in unison!

Knots�

• Divide the group into smaller groups of eight to ten people. Players stand in a circle and place their hands into the center of the circle. Join hands with two different people , neither of whom are standing next to you. A human knot is born! The goals is to untie the knot without letting go of hands. Be sure to be respectful of your neighbors! What you do may not be the best for them, so check it out before you work it out.

BOUNCING BALL

• Papers made into balls
• Each paper made into balls have questions to answer by a participant
• Toss the ball to each participant or play hot potato
• Sharing the learning of the particular activity

Hot Pepper

- Participants sit in a circle away from the tables and close their eyes. The trainer gives a small ball to one participant who is instructed to pass the ball quickly to the next person saying “Hot!” Participants continue to pass the ball around the group.   As the ball is passed from participant to participant, the trainer turns her/his back, closes eyes and calls out “Pepper!” The person who is holding the ball when “Pepper!” is called is removed from the circle. The ball continues to be passed until only one person is left.  

Spider Web�

• The group forms a circle. One person has a skein of yarn. S/he tells why s/he enjoys the group and tosses the skein to another person. This person states why s/he enjoys the group and tosses the skein to another person. This continues until everyone in the group has caught the skein. The web formed between all of the members illustrates the individuality of the group and the ties that bind them