My free teamworking resources

I design and run team events - both for 'real' teams and people who come from different ones.

 

Here is a mixture of team resources - do help yourself. The downloads are a taste of the events I run, and the material I use. 

 

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Teamworking activities and exercises

'Alphabet names': a great synergy team activity or ice breaker
I have used this for many years, and it is the best way I know to illustrate 'synergy' - the collective power and productivity of teams.
Alph.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [10.8 KB]

 

 

Instructions for the team diagnostic activity below
I like written briefs as it helps clarify what a group is asked to do.
tm diag bf.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [7.2 KB]

 

 

 

75 point team diagnostic: a huge resource
A flexible tool as a handout following the above brief or a benchmark to identify areas of current strength and issues needing development - makes a great action planning tool.
75 diag.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [10.2 KB]

 

 

 

Feedback cards : Handle with care - this activity can create emotional outcomes
A very powerful activity needing well over an hour that can lead to emotional reactions. It is a platform for direct comment and must be managed well. Ideal for real teams ready for the challenge.
fbk cards.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [23.2 KB]

 

 

Ideal team activity:
If you have time this can raise a lot of powerful team issues
ideal.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [5.8 KB]

 

 

'Feedback cups': Another feedback activity I use
A feedback exercise that is uncomplicated and direct.
cups.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [4.8 KB]

 

 

Reds and blues: A wonderful classic two team exercise
Never disappoints - I have run this great exercise over 200 times.
rdbl.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [38.8 KB]

 

 

Spaghetti towers activity: there may be a mess to clear up afterwards!
Good fun and with strong team and leadership lessons.
spag.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [4.6 KB]

 

 

Now and then
A powerful early exercise that focuses on real issues and gives some clear specific targets for future, better times.
Now.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [4.4 KB]

 

 

Team SWOT: A simple and very effective exercise
No mysteries in this, just a lot of issues that can really help a team develop,
tm swot.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [3.9 KB]

 

 

Points make prizes: a team exercise good as a review task
This activity is a great end of programme exercise - I use it on the final day of my longer, year long events. It is important that the group/team know each other well to get the most from this.
points.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [6.0 KB]

 

 

Team charter: A fair bit of deep thinking needed for this one
An activity for a real, intact team to clarify purpose, values, and how it will operate. How many teams are as clear on these important things as they need to be?
ch.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [8.2 KB]

 

 

Behavioural objectives and indicative content for a team performance workshop
An outline of a typical one day team working event.
IPT out.doc
Microsoft Word document [22.0 KB]

 

 

 

Team Scrabble: a team activity for large groups of six or eight
I really enjoy running this activity, and have done with eight groups of eight. Once it's various elements are understood it clicks into place and the outputs are some amazing sentences on flip chart
tm scr.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [7.6 KB]

 

 

The Zin Obelisk - another classic
It may seem a bit complex, but it isn't really - just make sure you write the cards accurately. This gets balances lots of fun and plenty of learning on team working and information exchange.
ZinObelisk.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [21.9 KB]

 

 

Two teams
Makes a great starter during a team workshop - prompts a lot of issues to work upon
2 tms.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [3.9 KB]

 

 

This is interesting - a teamworking NVQ
Team vq.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [48.9 KB]

 

 

 

Teamworking reading

 

 

One of 43 articles I hold on disk on team issues...interested?
Download this team working article and let me know if you want more on this and 17 other managerial and organisational topics.
Kur.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [70.3 KB]

 

 

The 17 indisputable laws of teamwork
A brief summary well worth a look.
17 laws.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [14.6 KB]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teamworking resources

Seven pages of excellent learning material
tm res.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [17.6 KB]

 

 

 

 

 

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