Team Performance Challenges

At-a-Glance

Team Performance Challenges is a half-day program (3.5 hours) that can be facilitated indoors or outdoors at almost any location.

After a half-hour warm-up to get participants comfortable with each other, we facilitate a series of interactive problem-solving challenges. Teams of 12-15 can complete 3-5 challenges in a half day, depending on team size. We use the same activities as in Pursuit, but facilitate them differently.

We complete the adventure by debriefing the day’s experiences and drawing parallels to workplace dynamics.

The Facilitators’ Role

Prep

• Review all pre-program communication & instructions in detail.
• Practice introductions of activities at home and with facilitators onsite.

Logistics

• Help with final activity set-up.
• Releases: collect and review for skipped signatures, cross-outs and missing dates; communicate with lead facilitator as needed.
• Photos: take pictures throughout program and most important and often forgotten, a final large group photo.

Facilitation

• Lead facilitator introduces the program.
• Be a super star! Be proactive and anticipate needs.
• All Facilitators facilitate activities and lead debriefs, usually rotating with a specific team, making sure to take notes of the participant observations. It is important that you have mostly memorized the activity instructions, which demonstrates your knowledge/experience to the client teams.
• Lead facilitator wraps up program by leading a large group debrief.

Clean-up

• Pack supplies for return shipping.

Why Team Performance Challenges is Such a Great Program!

• It’s portable, so we can do it anywhere, inside or out… conference center or park.
• It’s adaptable. With dozens of challenges to choose from, we can make TPC a perfect fit for a team.
• It illuminates innumerable team dynamics: communication, conflict resolution, feedback, decision making, problem solving, leadership styles, etc.