Deadline 30 Minutes!™ | Time Management Training Activity

• Tests teams' ability to define a task
• Identifies relevant team roles
• Stresses need for attention to detail
• Emphasises need for good time management
• Demonstrates how to break tasks into manageable parts – and delegate

Team members each have different Briefs which they cannot show to each other. The clock is ticking and teams have exactly 30 minutes to complete the task. They’ve got everything they need but information is spread across several team members’ Briefs – so good team communication is vital.

Each Brief also contains a hint of a possible role for each team member. But time is tight! Someone needs to keep an eye on the time and there needs to be a good coordinator, a good finisher and some capable team members. Quality of work and attention to detail are vital.

1. Divide participants into teams and explain the nature of the task.
2. Issue Briefing Materials and resources to each person.
3. Write the current time on the flipchart or whiteboard and tell the teams to start.
4. Observe the teams at work.
5. Stop the activity after exactly 30 minutes and check who has completed the task successfully.
6. Lead a Debrief on the learning points.

Full guidance supplied in the Trainer’s Notes.

• Trainer's Notes
• Trainer's Introductory PowerPoint
• Optional Countdown Program (internet access required)
• Team Briefs 1-5
• Team Review
• Plastic Tokens
• Money Bags
• Post-it Notes

This activity is for face-to-face classroom use. It is supplied as a hard copy pack and the digital files are supplied via the Northgate Trainerhub.

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