The
purpose of this exercise is to physically demonstrate the
metaphor that every member of a team is an important 'link
in the chain'.
While
the exercise is technically simple, there is the need for
quality of performance and efficiency. Many of the
group's norms and unwritten 'rules' will put barriers in
the way and will decrease performance.
As
the participants become more practiced at accomplishing
the task, many strange events begin to happen. Here are
just a few:
Leadership may change once the planning has been
accomplished and the task needs to be accomplished quickly.
Are there some team members who only like to plan, but
not implement the details? This event will let the participants
experience both.
Many
times, if the plan is not working, new ideas are squelched
because they are new and there is a time deadline. How
often does this happen at work?
Integrity
is sacrificed because of the timeline. Many individuals
and groups sacrifice their integrity to achieve
the larger goal. This brings that difficult subject
to light as participants 'cheat' in order to finish
in the shortest amount of time. If this is a simple
game, what happens at work when the stakes are much
higher? This exercise provides a safe space to discuss
this difficult topic.
This
event is also a good way to examine individual team member’s
sense of value, accountability and commitment
to their team. This is an incredibly valuable exercise.
This
exercise is run equally well indoors and out.
A
glimpse into Supply Chain
Giving
each participant a 'link' in the chain, the group must pass
marbles from point A to point B through each participant's'
link' without touching the marbles. The distance between
A and B can be either far, which allows the game to be run
equally well inside or out.
Who
should go for Supply Chain?
Groups
who would benefit from seeing how each person plays a
valuable role.
Especially
useful to show interdepartmental dependence, i.e. sales,
admin, warehouse. The game shows how each group plays
a valuable, and necessary, role.
What will the group learn from Supply
Chain?
A
sense of commitment to the group.
The
need for quality as well as quantity.
Listen
to an impromptu audio clip describing the benefits of the
Supply Chain team building activity...
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