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Unilever (Team Building)

The Need

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 posted one of highest scores we have seen. The day was rounded off with an action planning and bonding exercise led by David Parkinson from Farsight.

Outcomes

The key to the success of Learning Simulations is their ability to inspire. At the end of the workshop we asked, “What are you 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 …

We believe the benefits of Learning Simulations either as a team building exercise of within the context of a programme engender an understanding and a desire for change. These are often the crucial ingredients missing in a change management or performance improvement programme.