a three-day train-the-trainer program
Management trainers and organizational
development facilitators often use initiatives, games and other experiential
activities to deepen the learning process and enhance the openness to change.
The key to individual or organizational change is awareness. When people learn
how to catch themselves being themselves and observe the impact that has on
their work they arrive at a place of choice. Awareness and insight open new
possibilities. Both with individual and
in groups the ability to make conscious decisions is the foundation of
constructive change.
Helping people open up to a new set of
possibilities is one of the key jobs of the corporate trainer or facilitator.
One sign of a skilled facilitator is the ability to work strategically with
action learning activities to help people achieve their learning objectives. And
even more important, the facilitator helps the group take what they learned and
apply it at the office or plant.
In any corporate programs the “moment
of truth” when the light bulbs go off and a shift occurs is wonderful to
observe. Often these moments come when least expected. But “teachable moments” are more likely to
arise if the facilitator has laid the groundwork. This groundwork will be more
solid if it is designed and facilitated strategically. That means keeping the
overall objective of the program in mind so that each component supports and
enhances the final results.
Instead of “telling” the skilled
facilitator sets up the learning experience so that the learners discover for
themselves what they need to learn. This new knowledge becomes wisdom when it
is tied to action. It is not enough, especially in a group setting, to gain a
significant insight. That is half the battle. The next step is to take that
learning home and apply it so the impact is not lost or overcome by events.
Text: The text is: Indoor/Outdoor
Team Building Games for Trainers, published by McGraw-Hill. It is
suggested you
order a copy from Amazon.com and review the activities before the course. To
receive a copy at the course please enclose additional ninety dollars to the
course fee. The text has 70 team building activities in seven
categories. These categories are presented in the sequence that a facilitator
would use when conducting a program. They are: warm ups for large groups,
icebreakers for small groups, trust building activities, communication
initiatives, problem-solving initiatives, multi group problem-solving
initiatives and finding closure. The participants will have the opportunity to
develop their strategic team building skills using the activities in this book.
Format: This three-day course includes
lectures, group discussions, action learning activities and practice and
feedback in designing, framing, conducting and debriefing action learning
activities using a strategic approach.
Presenter: The program is led by
Harrison Snow. Harrison has been leading team-building and leadership
development programs since 1988. He is the author of three well-received books
in the field including the course text.
He teaching is enlivened with a sense of humor and the experiences that
come from working with dozens of different organizations in government,
industry and overseas.
Course Content:
Use of Action Learning In Team Building and Leadership
Development
History, Theories, Models
Three Different Types of
Programs
The Socratic Method that Socrates never used
Building the Strategic Framework
Strategic Questions – You can see a lot by Looking
Strategic Listening- the Importance of What is Not Said
Defining Success – there is always more than one client
Designing Single Team Events - Facilitating the Single
Team Events
Designing Multi-team/Large Group Initiatives
Facilitating Large Group Initiatives
Learning Objectives versus Teachable Moments
Use of Action Learning in Leadership Training
Facilitating Leadership Training – the Difference in
Focus
Team Skills versus Leadership Skills
Maintaining Objectivity - Dealing with your own Butterflies
Dealing with Individual Resistance
Dealing with Group Resistance – Getting them on your side
Dealing with Conflict
Fostering the Learning Leader - Fostering the Learning
Team
Elephant Hunting and the Breakthrough Dialogue
Assessing the Capabilities of the Group
Making Adjustments to Agenda
Trusting your Instincts
When to Risk as a Facilitator
Maintaining Physical and
Emotional Safety
Starting a Program - Sure fire Ice Breakers
Framing an Initiative
Adding to your Facilitation Toolkit (70 activities)
Skill
practice sessions with coaching and feedback
Sequencing Activities
The Usefulness of Failure
Collaboration versus Competition
Turning knowledge into Wisdom
Action Planning that Works
Take-A-Ways and Follow Up for a Lasting Impact
Assessing Results