If you want to tap your full power as a leader or team member, it is essential to make effective contact. This requires multiple skills that are best supported by honest, direct feedback. You'll get that feedback in a safe, structured and fun way by playing The Contact Zone™ Board Game.
Effective contact requires awareness of when you are in a limiting pattern, such as domination, over-protection, micromanaging, defiance or compliance. You can claim valuable ground as a leader, manager or team member, by identifying these patterns and then applying the correct "antidote". The game will familiarize you with these constructive "antidotes" as you tackle challenging business situations.
During the Game, players are required to “transform” specific situations in order to move ahead. Here is an example from the Game:
You are a work group leader and become aware of a serious technical problem in the current project that will become more obvious as time goes by. If you don’t address this problem early on, there will be a huge cost to the project. However, the project manager, who you report to, usually wants the job done with as little involvement as possible on her part. She has been known to shoot the messenger.
• How do you deal with the problem?
• How do you deal with the project manager?
The Contact Zone™ Board Game integrates best practices from communication, psychology and leadership development. It is based on over 25 years of intensive study of human behavior and careful, data-based conclusions about effective relationships and productive use of power.
How to Play
- Bring The Contact Zone™: Power & Influence workshop to
your organization. The game is a central feature of
this workshop.
- about setting up a pilot group to play
the game
- Consider customized scenarios for your group
Customized scenarios
The game can be customized to the specific needs of your group or industry. This option is especially attractive for groups that are already formed and experiencing specific challenges. to discuss options.
