ons or deletions to the goal list at that time. This will allow the group to offer personal goals, thereby creating individual attachment to the team builder. Next is conducting the team builder with the group. The group will be given a task or problem to solve as a group. The team builder is purposely designed so that the group must work together to solve the task or problem. The team builder facilitator must keep careful watch over the group during the problem solving session. This will enable the facilitator to later analyze the outcome of the team builder session with the group. More data can be derived from the team builder when the group is handicapped from performing certain tasks. If the team builder was designed to address a particular group problem area, a handicap can be used in the team builder to assure this particular problem area is dealt with by the group. For example, one issue that a group might have is their dependency on their leader. The desired result would be to have the group, as a whole, resolving problems. During the team builder, you could prevent the leader from talking (handicap him/her) and see how the group deals with the problem. Not only will this teach the group to work without their leader, but also it will teach the leader to trust the group to solve problems without taking charge. The desired results will be made clear to the group when the group goes through the analyzing process of the team builder. During the analyzing process the facilitator will ask certain questions that will draw out what the team learned from the exercise. Before starting, the facilitator should assure that the group feels comfortable or safe to open up and voice their opinions. The facilitator should question the group on how they felt about the experience. Also on what roles each person felt they played or others played in the exercise. Inquire as to whether any buttons were pushed during the experience a...
