As
part of a restructuring programme, two teams within Unilever have been brought together. The management decided an ‘away
day’ would enable the teams to understand each others backgrounds,
needs, and aspirations.
The Solution As part of a programme developed by Farsight
Leadership that included a characterisation, values, and visioning exercises,
we delivered the Planit-nw learning-simulation. The learning-simulation
allowed the new team to practice working together on a problem.
Two and half hours later the team and posted one of top scores
we have seen. The day was rounded off with an action planning
and bonding exercise led by David Parkinson from Farsight.
“Not done anything like this before.”
“Fun and challenging and got everyone enthused – sense
of energy.”
Outcomes
The key to the success of learning-simulations is their ability to inspire. At the end of the workshop we
asked, “What are going to do differently?” The
following is a typical response, “Listen to others point
of view and see how it all fits into one big picture”.
If the team in Unilever can achieve this then it will be a
day well spent. Indeed, if we could all achieve this …
The team on the way to
a high score
We
believe the
benefits of learning-simulations either as a
teambuilding exercise of within the context of a Performance
through Learning programme engender an understanding
and a desire for change. These are often the crucial ingredients
missing in a
change management or performance improvement programme.
