A good trainer can find a lesson in something as simple as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
I collaborated this week with Kelly Wirges, president of ProMax Training & Consulting on an API Tailored Programs seminar for middle managers of the Ottaway Media Group. Kelly presented the opening session Sunday night and Monday morning, teaching the managers about “The Dynamics of a High-Performance Team.” The East Coast snowstorm over the weekend kept me from reaching Middletown, N.Y., in time to catch most of Kelly’s session.
By the time I arrived Monday, Kelly had taught the managers important lessons about understanding their own personalities and the people on their teams, using the DISC Profile. By the time I arrived, she was teaching some lessons about leading the team.
This is where the sandwiches came in. Kelly divided the group into three teams, giving each a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter and some grape jelly. Pretty easy project, huh? Not exactly. Kelly also gave each group a set of instructions and seven minutes to complete the job.
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