
50 Activities for Interpersonal Skills Training
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METHOD
AND NOTES
Step 1: Introduce the activity.
• The activity is probably best introduced as an aid to
decision making. It has been successfully used by
many managers to “unblock” themselves when
faced with complex decisions. It is natural to
become locked into the gnawing anxiety produced
by the “What if…?” syndrome. We start to fear the
worst, and this brings not only stress, but often the
inability to make the decision.
• This activity will give participants experience using
a simple technique for analyzing the realities of the
well-known “What if…?” syndrome.
Step 2: Ask the group ...