Let Go My Ego Team Building Activity

Description

Brief Overview of Let Go My Ego:Participants from two equal lines facing one
another. With index fingers at waist level, a bar is placed upon the fingers.
The bar must be lowered below the knees while all fingers maintain contact
with the bar. Sounds simple, right? It’s not. As you can see in the right
picture, the bar immediately goes up!Communication: This is where many teams
fall short. Good communication is the real ‘win’ on this exercise, not
actually lowering the bar. If the team can treat each other with respect and
maintain open lines of communication while failing, frustrated and somewhat
stressed, the team is in great shape.This problem is exacerbated because each
individual is in fact doing their part. Each individual is fulfilling their
role and responsibility and yet the entire team is failing to meet the goal.
This is where much of the stress and frustration will come from because many
individuals will assume that someone is NOT fulfilling their
responsibility.Problem Solving:Since the exercise is almost impossible, it
will be necessary for the team to try it several times. As the ideas are
thrown around, many will simply be discarded without discussing them. A
potentially important point of discussion is how the group arrived at a
solution and whether any good suggestions were not discussed and why.Because
this event is so difficult, the problem solving and strategizing may become an
important aspect for the group to focus on instead of the event itself. This
is especially true if the group does well with the communication aspect.Be
sure to have enough time to debrief the exercise and discuss what has
happened. If there is not enough time to thoroughly discuss the breakdowns,
you should not utilize this event.

Features:

• Participants: 8 20. Location: Anywhere total
• Objectives: Communication, Problem Solving, Team
• Activity Level: Low. Time Needed: 15 to 20 Minutes plus debrief 45 to 60 minutes
• Great activity to help people see how easy it is to blame others for miscommunication and how important it is for a true team to accomplish a task.

Product Details:

• Brand: Be Legendary
• Genre: Team building activity with a focus on leadership and communication
• Number of Players: 5-18
• Batteries Required?: No
• CPSIA Cautionary Statement: No Warning Applicable
• Manufacturer: ‎Be Legendary
• Brand: ‎Be Legendary
• Item Weight: ‎15.5 ounces
• Product Dimensions: ‎18 x 2 x 2 inches
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: ‎No
• Manufacturer Part Number: ‎43223-1353
• Date First Available: April 30, 2014