
338 – New Kids on the Team
Purpose/Objectives: Everyone has been the new kid at some time in their
lives. It may have been a social situation, a professional
organization, or a new job. Your success in these new
endeavors relies partly on how you adjust to the
unfamiliar and partly on the way you are acclimated to
the new situation.
The role of the team leader is to set the tone for the
orientation process. The team leader should make sure
that the new member gets the information necessary to
quickly take his or her place and begin to contribute to
the team.
In this exercise, you will divide the participants into
four teams. Each team ...