#7: TEAM BUILDING @ AGROTECH

Hi fellow trainers,

I have just conducted a team building program for a client from Taman Melawati, Selangor and I want to share some of the happy moments during the program. The program was undertaken jointly with another training provider (who handles the spiritual inputs).

Basic data:

Number of participants: 40 pax
Duration: 3d2n
Venue: Agrotek Garden Resort Hulu Langat, Selangor.
Program: See program below (ATTACHMENT "A")
Ratio of indoor to outdoor activities: 70:30
Layout: Double U-shape

(*) See some photographs and video clips of the event below (*). Notice the indoor & outdoor facilities offered by this beautiful resort at Hulu Langat, Selangor.

Indoor games played during the seminar:

1. Lego Fax
2. Art of Generals
3. Puteri Gunung Ledang
4. NASA

Outdoor games played:
1. Acid River
2. Dumb Organisation.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

I am a great believer in the proposition that adults learn best through experience (Kolb, Knowles, Rogers, Lozanov, etc). Through those indoor and outdoor games participants of the above program learnt the following about factors that contribute to team building:-

1. Team spirit (esprit de corps) - that willingness to do the extra mile, beyond the call of duty to help other members, to sacrifice one's own comfort and material gains, for the sake of the group without complaining (Asma Abdullah);
2. Clear group goals (vision & mission) - goals that every member subscribes to, made clear by the leader;
3. Communication skills  - the life blood of an organisation;
4. Allocation of tasks & roles - combination of people playing different roles (Belbin), clear allocation of tasks among members, and "job fit";
5. Planning & strategising - all major operations need the skills of planning & strategising;
6. Leadership - setting direction, aligning people to that direction, and influencing & inspiring;
7. Problem solving & decision making - these are fundamental skills required of members and leaders of work group; pre-requisite skills of managers & leaders (Katz & Kahn);
8. Knowledge & information - someone in the group (especially the leader) must act as a conduit for acquisition of knowledge and information from outside the group, channelled to members of the group;
9. Scanning the environment - always on the alert for changing circumstances, managing change and resistance (conflict) and therefore conflict & negotiation skills; and
10. Motivation - celebrating successes, recognising contributions, and encouraging the heart (Kouzes & Posner).

Realisation of these factors and learning these skills during this seminar will hopefully encourage participants to apply them at work, experiment and take risk to introduce new ways of managing people, and lead them to new threshold of success and effectiveness.

Taj
170313

ATTACHMENT "A"

TEAM FOR EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

HELD AT AGROTECH, HULU LANGAT JAN 31- FEB 2, 2013

HARI	MASA	TAJUK AKTIVITI	BUTIRAN	PEMBELAJARAN
1 (31 Jan)	1.00 pm	Check in + Makan Tengahari + Solat Zohor
	3.00 pm	Aluan MD & Taklimat oleh Pihak Penganjur
	4.00 pm	Minum Petang
	4.50 pm	Solat Asar Berjemaah
	5.30 pm	Sesi ADK 1 Board Game “Art of Generals”	Peserta dlm kumpulan 4-5 org cuba menguasai sebanyak mungkin wilayah dlm peta dunia.	Kenalpasti faktor-faktor yg merosakkan perhubungan sesama manusia.
	6.30 pm	Makan Malam
	7.26 pm	Solat Maghrib Berjemaah + Kuliah Maghrib
	8.38 pm	Solat Isyak Berjemaah
	9.00 pm	Sesi ADK 2 Konflik & Strategi Menanganinya. Konflik dlm ‘Negotiation’ melalui main peranan “Pirates of South China Sea”	Mengisi borang soalselidik tentang stail konflik dan main peranan ‘negotiation’.	Mengenalpasti stail menangani konflik dan situasi yg sesuai utk strategi-strategi berkenaan.
	10.30 pm	Supper
	11.00 pm	Rehat/Tidur
2 (1 Feb)	4.30 am	Qiamullail (Solat Tahajud + Taubat + Hajat + Witir) berjemaah
	6.08 am	Solat Subuh Berjemaah
	6.30 am	Istirehat & Persiapan Diri
	8.30 am	Sarapan Pagi
	9.00 am	Sesi ADK 3 Permainan Luar Dewan Kuliah (outdoor experiential learning) “Dumb Organisation” dan “S-Blindfold”	Peserta dlm kumpulan 5-6 org menjalankan satu tugasan sedangkan mereka menghadapi banyak halangan komunikasi.	Mengenalpasti teknik mengatasi halangan2 komunikasi.
	10.30 am	Minum Pagi
	11.00 am	Sambungan Sesi ADK 3 N.A.S.A. Membanding ‘kuasa’ dgn ‘pengaruh’	Peserta dlm kumpulan telah sesat di bulan dan perlu buat keputusan bgi menyelamatkan diri. Peserta mendefinisikan ‘kuasa’ dan ‘pengaruh’.	Membuktikan peserta boleh membuat keputusan secara sebulat suara. Mengenalpasti kaedah2 mempertingkat daya pengaruh.
	12.30 pm	Makan Tengahari
	1.29 pm	Solat Jumaat
	3.30 pm	Sesi ADK 4 Board Game “Puteri Gunung Ledang”.	Peserta dlm kumpulan 6-7 org ‘mendaki gunung’ utk memperoleh sebanyak mungkin harta qarun.	Menyenaraikan faktor-faktor yg menyumbang ke arah prestasi kumpulan.
	4.30 pm	Minum Petang
	4.50 pm	Solat Asar Berjemaah
	5.00 pm	Sambungan Sesi ADK 4 “Puteri Gunung Ledang”		Rujuk kpd model “Group Behaviour” oleh Robbins.
	6.30 pm	Persiapan Diri
	7.26 pm	Solat Maghrib Berjemaah + Kuliah Maghrib
	8.38 pm	Solat Isyak Berjemaah
	9.00 pm	Makan Malam BBQ Sesi Ukhwah – Sharing Session – Guided Session
	11.00 pm	Rehat/Tidur
3 (2 Feb)	6.08 am	Solat Subuh Berjemaah + Kuliah Subuh
	6.45 am	Riadah
	7.45 am	Persiapan Diri
	8.30 am	Sarapan Pagi
	9.00 am	Sesi ADK 5 Peranan dlm Kumpulan menurut Meredith Belbin. Nilai-nilai menunjangi kerja berpasukan yg cemerlang.	Mengisi borang soalselidik mengenai peranan yg penting dlm pasukan kerja. Peserta mencadangkan nilai2 yg mendasari hasil kerja berpasukan yang cemerlang.	Mengenalpasti peranan-peranan kritikal yg perlu ada dlm sesebuah pasukan bagi menjamin prestasi yg tinggi. Membuat satu ‘Credo’ pasukan & akujanji mempraktikkannya di tempat kerja.
	10.30 am	Minum Pagi
	11.00 am	Rumusan & Penghargaan – wakil peserta/penghulu berucapan – immediate feedback & Majlis Penutup
	1.00 pm	Makan Tengahari
	1.30 pm	Solat Zohor Berjemaah & Doa Penutup
	2.00 pm	Bersurai

"ACID RIVER"

Figuring out the best approaches to improving group performance.

"ACID RIVER"

Building team spirit.

"DUMB ORGANISATION"

Measures for overcoming barriers to communication in organisations.

"ART OF GENERALS"

(Board game created by Hj Tajodin 2004)

Planning & strategising to ensure maximum impact.

"LEGO FAX"

Managing group processes appropriately to achieve group goals.

"LEGO FAX"

Bench marking group performances.

"PUTERI GUNUNG LEDANG"

(Board Game created by Hj Tajodin 1995)

Managing resources, information, and people performance.