Games That Kick
“Our supervisors still talk about the large group exercise they participated in” —Eileen Borchardt, Director of Training, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
Valuable Team Building Leadership Development Exercises You Need! The first six videos in this series with Fran Kick and Frank Crockett cover how to set up, facilitate and most importantly debrief some of their all-time favorite experiential initiatives. Each video and PDF facilitator guide will give you an insider’s perspective to playing these games. Lessons relate to leadership, team building, trust, group dynamics, communication, cooperation, and many more. You’ll see every step of the activity. You’ll learn what to say, what to do, what to look for, and what questions to ask your group during the debrief. Explore what it takes to make learning more meaningful with Games That Kick! Watch a Podcast Discussion or Hear the Podcast
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A,B,C Game
- Pay attention and respond appropriately.
- Lead by example.
- Problem solve as individuals within a group and as a group.
- Demonstrate three different ways individuals respond within a group.
- Increase awareness individually and collectively as a group.
1,2,3 Game
This game illustrates how individuals work together collectively and collaboratively to build synergy, while at the same time improving the process along the way. Bringing to life the “kaizen” approach of continuous improvement, participants will learn how everyone can make an appropriate contribution.
- Demonstrate how group synergy develops.
- Balance caring for yourself and caring for others.
- Bring to life the concept of I,Me+We,Us+the World.
- Challenge people to help others.
- Accomplish group goals faster and better as more and more individuals help one another.
- Explore how any group can make things work faster and better.
Status Game
- Helping people see that too many times we do mistakenly “judge books by their covers.”
- Increasing awareness of how sometimes status can limit collaboration.
- Challenging people to see how status creates cliques.
- Illustrating how money can influence status.
- Reminding people to treat others the way they want to be treated.
Block Games
This creative team-building series of activities, using wooden blocks, highlights the characteristics of teamwork as groups work together to get their entire team “off the ground.”
- Explores core values needed for a group to work well together.
- Inspires collaboration.
- Group problem solving.
- Discover what prompts leadership to emerge from within a group.
- Exploring (and supporting people outside their own) comfort zones.
- Realize the importance of taking care of other team members.
Trust Games
Trust is one of the most critical things a group needs to be successful and this sequence of trust-building experiences represents a sensible, user-friendly, non-threatening way to help a group develop trust among its members.
- Demonstrate how trust determines the level of success in any group.
- Highlight successful communication skills.
- Learn that focusing on a goal—while taking care of others—determines a successful group outcome.
- Explore comfort zones and create support outside your comfort zone.
Tank Game
With blindfolds and soft foam-filled balls, this highly interactive and fun game creates a serious lesson for individuals and groups. Simulate the reality of communication issues when working with other people in a chaos-filled world. Discover the difference between “telling people what to do” and “people actually doing it.”
- Point out the synergistic responsibility between leaders and followers.
- Highlight successful communication skills.
- Explore what helps people “get it.”
- Demonstrate how trust determines the level of success in this game, in groups and in life.