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How to’s of Facilitating a

Basic Teambuilding
Workshop
By Edwin Ebreo

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Team building Basics
Why do we
conduct team
building?
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5 Basic Purposes of Team Building

-Based on Patrick Lencioni’s 5 Dysfunctions Framework


3 Preparation
Points
Leadership
involvement

Needs
Assessment Design
DYSFUNCTIONS FUNDAMENTALS

Focusing on
Inattention to results
result
Avoidance of
Build
accountability accountability
Enhancing
Lack of commitment
commitment
Conflict
Fear of conflict
Management

Absence of trust Trust building

A Team Building Framework


3 Important Outputs

RE-ENTRY PLAN

Key Learning
Points Norms
5 Points to consider in
choosing activities
1. Will they meet your objectives?
2. Do you have enough time?
3. Are the activities new to the
participants?
4. Have you tested them?
5. Are they fun?
Implementation
Tips in Facilitating

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Breaking the ice

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The Basics of Facilitating
Experiential Activities

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Group Generalization
Reflection

Experience
Application
Process Questions
• What happened?
• What helped?
• What hindered?
• What can we learn here?
• What can we change in the way we
work because of the learning?
Aside from learning games…
Activities Purpose
Self and group assessments To assess team or
individuals
Disclosure activities To familiarize

Norming To agree on a set of


behaviors

Visioning and To agree on a goal or a


Action planning course of action
3 Important Outputs

RE-ENTRY PLAN

Key Learning
Points Norms
Following through

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Tips in Following through
• Make a post workshop report
– Include all workshop outputs
• Discuss the report with the rest of the
team as soon as possible
• Make plans to implement commitments
• Monitor progress, give feedback and
make improvements
If you really want teamwork…

• Start with the leaders


• Train people to communicate
• Equip them with tools for
continuous improvement

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