Session Builders Series 300: 50 Exercises for Teams

SB 311-3

Discussion

• After an exercise like this, the cooperative team members will most likely be

frustrated enough with the recalcitrant team member B to make the discussion

lively and interesting.

• After a role play exercise, an effective way to open the discussion is to ask the

observers for their comments.

• Follow up on the observer comments by asking the cooperative, flexible team

members how it made them feel to have an uncooperative, inflexible

teammate.

• Ask the group what impact uncooperative behavior could or did have on a task

or project.

• Summarize the exercise by reinforcing the important points:

− Good teamwork requires the cooperation and flexibility of all the members.

− Lack of cooperation is counterproductive ...