HBoS
HBoS in partnership with Maximillion, organised a team development conference day – “Being the Best” – for 160 Area Sales Managers from the Scotland Retail Branch network, from a wide geographical area, to address business issues and provide a stimulating forum for development. The client was interested in individual analysis/profiling, combined with an integrated and coherent experiential learning activity to provide a challenging and enjoyable focus to the day’s activities
Event Detail
- Venue: Hampden Stadium, Glasgow
- Style: Large group team development
- Format: Pre-event BELBIN Team Role Type Profiling for all participants (Self Perception Inventory & 180 degree Observer Profiling)
- On the day: Maelstrom
- Group size: 160
- Duration: Half Day (afternoon)
Objectives
- To allow managers to identify and celebrate their strengths and leadership styles.
- This will be done by introducing BELBIN Team Roles and then reinforcing the learning with an experiential activity – Maelstrom.
- The activity should be enjoyable and challenging and allow participants to review and evaluate performances in line with organisational objectives and best team practices.
Outline
- Prior to the day, each participant completed their BELBIN SPI, the results of which were then analysed and reports collated by Maximillion to help inform the design of the programme. The results of the profiling allowed us to create teams based on the Team Role preferred styles – to produce similar teams with as full a range of role types as possible represented therein.
- On the day, the Maximillion lead facilitator engaged the whole group with an introduction to the BELBIN Team Role history and rationale, as well as the research that underpins it, and profile output packs were distributed prior to the Maelstrom task.
Outline continued
- In Maelstrom, the pre-selected teams worked against the clock to complete a number of exciting team challenges, strategising, making key decisions on whether to collaborate for alliances or to compete to hinder. The fast pace and shifting dynamics of the event required a high degree of cooperation, communication and concensus to ensure success.
- Facilitated sessions held after Maelstrom allowed participants to discuss their learning in a structured and supportive environment.
Outcome
The BELBIN profiling was instrumental in creating a common language across the ASM community and encouraged coherence and the identification of individual strengths, which were further ‘brought to life’ on the day through the Maelstrom activity, where individuals had the opportunity to play to each others strengths. The facilitated process undertaken on the day helped to embed the objectives and the review materials created a positive learning environment, where strategic leadership and team organisation were encouraged and the focus was on achieving a balance between collaboration and competition.