Build a Cohesive Team That Really Works

When a team is searching for ideas or a new approach to problems, they often turn to techniques like brainstorming or mind-mapping.  These are good techniques, but they have some limitations that show up in the typical meeting.

In many meetings today, about 20% of the participants are actually participating — making observations, answering questions, and building on others’ comments.  The remaining 80% are sitting back, possibly even scrolling their phones.  It can feel like a waste of time, but we may be resigned to thinking that a “20% meeting” is all that’s possible. However … what if you could hold a facilitated 100% meeting, where all of the participants are 100% engaged?   It’s possible, with a “leaning forward” facilitation method called Lego® Serious Play®.

Your Lego® Serious Play® Journey

So…

you’re thinking about holding a meeting with employees to ask their opinions on the new benefits options. And you want to hear from everyone

Or …

you’re meeting with a group of employees who are thinking about taking the first step into a management career, and you’d like to determine interest and readiness

Or …

you’re in charge of developing your organization’s strategic plan and you want to incorporate everyone’s thinking

Or …

you want to get to the root of a business problem that has hung around way too long

The first step is a conversation about what you see and what you may need, and if Lego® Serious Play® is part of that solution for you.  

Call Team Development Services at 717-805-6935 to get things rolling. 
Or email Dr. Janet McNally at jmcnally@teamdevs.com.

I’ve spent a lot of the last 25 years in developing training and becoming certified in assessments and techniques that help organizations to achieve their goals.  These include:

A multi-session leadership program for managers and those aspiring to management.

Everything DiSC© assessments and training.  I can procure DiSC assessments for your organization from the publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc,, and also can lead debriefing sessions with your employees so that you get the most out of this experience.

Compensation studies to determine your position in a competitive labor market.

PXT Select™ assessments from the publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., an online assessment that you ask job candidates to take as part of your hiring process.  Behind the scenes, we work together to establish a job profile of the thinking style, behavioral traits, and interests of the person you want in the job.  When the candidate’s profile is matched with your ideal job profile, you have a very realistic preview of how well that candidate matches up to the job you’re hiring for. 

Affirmative Action Plans – If your organization is a federal contractor that meets certain criteria, I can assist you in developing and maintaining a written Affirmative Action Plan (AAP.)