My favorite HRDQ Training
Programs:
Mars Surface Rover
(facilitative leadership)
I have
used this program several times. Teams compete by building toy
cars from a jumble of tires, screws, motors, and rods. At the
end, you race the cars to see who wins! But the task
isn't just mechanical... the team learns the benefits of
facilitative leadership, with trust, respect, open
communication and productivity. This program, and
other HRDQ programs, includes facilitator instructions including
handouts, PowerPoints, and facilitator tips.
Jungle Escape
(team skills)
This is a
program that I have used at least 20 times! The problem
to solve: you are stuck in the jungle with only a bunch of
plastic pieces and you need to build a helicopter to escape... and
the time is running out! The team that builds the
perfect helicopter wins. Lots of fun and hands-on.
Team Effectiveness
Profile
A good basic team assessment, based on
research on what a team needs for success: Mission, Vision,
and Goals; Team Roles; Operating Processes; Interpersonal
Relationships; and Interteam Relationships.
Supervisory Skills
Questionnaire
The
Supervisory Skills Questionnaire is a comprehensive and practical
assessment tool that helps supervisors to focus on the 5 most
critical skills for effective supervision: Guiding the Work,
Organizing the Work, Developing Your Staff, Managing Performance,
and Managing Relations.
Conflict Strategies
Inventory
Conflict
Strategies Inventory gives participants valuable new insights into
the strategies they use in conflict situations. Presented with 10
short cases of typical, work-related conflict, respondents choose
the actions they are most likely to take.
Team Conflict Strategies
Inventory
Sometimes
team disagreements can become serious conflicts, threatening the
productivity or even the life of the group. But if a team can use
effective strategies for handling conflict, conflict may afford new
learning and eventually deeper, more productive relationships."
Mastering the Change
Curve
Recurring
change is the norm in organizational life today. Still, most of us
have difficulty dealing with it. To successfully master change,
individuals must pass through 4 phases: Denial, Resistance,
Exploration, and Commitment. Mastering the Change Curve uncovers
individual reactions to change and provides an understanding of how
behavior affects success.
Breakthrough Creativity
Profile
The
Breakthrough Creativity Profile is based on the personality research
of Carl Jung. This assessment reveals one’s dominant and auxiliary
preferences among the 8 creative talents and helps individuals
define what is needed to achieve their creative best.
