Excellent one, tried it last week in Team Building workshop, works perfectly and participants loves it, it is easy, practical and so much fun. Thank you Adriana.
Yes, I will! Thank you, Adriana. I will do this one at our next meeting. I appreciate you putting all this together. Cheers from Southern California and Baja Mexico.
I did this for my adult ESL students when I taught them adjectives. But it had the same positive effect on each student. They felt really good about themselves and the students got closer. Thank you!
Nicole, thanks for sharing. I love that you used this for your ESL students and that it had such a positive effect on each of them! Stories like these are so wonderful to hear, thank you! Cheers!
@AdrianaGirdler I moderated our team offsite and initiated this activity as a warm-up. The positive feedback I received was truly heartening, and words can't capture how much I appreciate it. I just wanted to express my gratitude for such a creative idea. People like you contribute to spreading joy, helping others start their workday on a positive note. Thank you so much.
As a clinical supervisor, with a group who is fragmented, I will definately be trying this poncho excercise next week. Thank you Adrianna, it's the first time I needeed to think about an excercise for team building. Really appreciate your bubbly enery and support.
Yes, I am leading a team retreat in a week in a public school district with our department heads. I anticipate this being a great way to start the meeting!
I loved this exercise! I will definitely be trying this out in the future. It is neat how it is quite a physical exercise as well (wearing the ponchos) and it is something they can keep after. Thank you for sharing.
It's a team building activity that everyone will really enjoy. It's wonderful to see those that choose to keep their poncho as a reminder. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Wow, what a great idea!!! I'm a Serbian, European, guy living in Guangzhou, the South of China, and we are practically a start up company, with two small English training centers with foreign teachers, and I will DEFINITELLY do this amazing team building activity with both of my teams in both of these school! You are really inspiring and I will recommend you to all of my friends! Really thank you so much, dear Adriana! :)
Hi Adriana, what a creative, fun exercise! Very powerful for team meetings. I also facilitate team meetings for organizations and use a similar exercise. Instead of ponchos, I use stick notes. The feeling people get when they read the positive things others have to say about them is so freeing! Thank you for sharing. Will be checking out more of your videos! And subbing! BTW, I love your smile and energy!
Hi Buife, thanks for the great feedback. The poncho exercise is one of my favorites and I love watching the reactions of the teams faces when they start reading their poncho. Thanks for subbing and have a great day! Cheers!
Yes, that was really the easiest way of motivating the people and connecting the team...Yes I tried this in many times in my workshop, as you said it was really cheerful to watch...the real smile of others...they feel great at each other...
I love to see how team members motivate each other. This is one of my favourite team building exercises. Nothing better than seeing the warm smiles of your team once the exercise is completed. Thanks for watching! Cheers!
Great team building activity. I have actually participated in this activity once and it was so nice to read all those positive comments that people wrote. Would definitely recommend this team building activity!
Pull through…it’s something you kind of understand in principle, but not until you truly experience various action and reaction of group dynamics… does it come together in a lucid and relatable concept. Intentions converting to intentional actions. The privacy, transparency and proper oversight of systems crosses through these matters… irony flows, the positive feedback loops help, but don’t completely ease bias. These things are not new. I had. Manager once… who was the one who hired me in my first corporate job… interesting dynamics to be sure. At one meeting, I tried to show him some books and thoughts of the work I’ve done… he had expressed an interest. I usually wait for someone to care or have a common share point. It’s really just trying toe kind. This manager still was my manger in very complex and shifting times in healthcare. It’s all just a lot. But, there are so many wonderful pathways beginning to lighten. Granted, it make the blind spots all the more shaded… that too is understandable but can’t be completely understood. Being and nothings and All… Much love y’all.
I'm giving a presentation about positive school culture in a Master's course that I am taking and I am going to use this as an example of what team building looks like in a positive culture. Thank you!
This looks like a lot of fun and I hope to use it in the future. It looks like a great way to get team members interacting positively and then bringing that to our customers. Thank you!
@@AdrianaGirdler Thank you Thank you, it was marvelous. I took a photo with them in their ponchos and then a photo of them as they were reading their messages. The smiles were a joy. While writing messages on each other, there was much laughter. So, Thank you
Hey I really love this concept of telling people in a team why you appreciate them, I work in Scotland and it's quite different here where we aren't really into telling people how we feel and more reserved (I also work in engineering which is even more difficult to get people to talk about their feelings), is there a more subtle way of doing your poncho flipchart?
Hi Jasmine, I completely understand where you are coming from as I have come from engineering myself. To start the process you can begin by giving everyone an appreciation card from yourself. This is something personal from you to them and it's important you are confident about it. When you feel like the team is ready you can do a Round Robin appreciation. So what happens is everyone writes an appreciation card for the person to their right. Everyone takes the time to quietly read their card and then they move on and the key is to not talk about it. This is a good way to slowly ease the team into eventually doing the poncho exercise. Hope this is helpful and thank you so much for taking the time to tune in. Cheers!
Hi Manjit! So happy to hear you liked this activity. Would love to hear how it goes when you do it with your team. Wishing you all the best and thanks for watching, cheers!
Hi Mohamed. Absolutely you can use this as and ice breaker. It"s a great way for your team to see how they are all appreciated by their fellow coworkers, and will increase the positive feeling within the work place. Stay tuned for next weeks video. Its another team building/ice breaker that you won't want to miss! Cheers!
I love this idea! When someone writes on the back do they sign their name or leave it anonymous? Also, do u have any ideas for something to write on the front? Maybe after taking it off? ❤
Thank you! I think that signing the name could be left up to each individual or who ever is running the session can decide with the group if they want to sign names or leave it anonymous. As far as the front, maybe each person could write what they are grateful for as it relates to work or the team they work with. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Love this exercise, Adriana! i have done where participants write letters to each other with positive words before. The outcome was amazing. This activity you shared is something I will give it a go! Thanks!
Thank you, Hazriq! I really like the idea of writing letters with positive words:) Hope you and your team enjoy doing this exercise. Thanks for watching! Cheers!
Hi Adriana, this is terrific, thanks for sharing! Just 1 question: we have 3 new team members (out of 18 people), I am afraid they could not feel "included" doing this activity, as it will be difficult to have someone writing something "on" them. What would you suggest? I was thinking to extend the idea to also "wishes for the future", so that if you don't have nothing to thank for, you can wish him/her something.
I love this one too! Perhaps a Shared Drive with an Excel file and each tab is one person's name. Your team goes in each tab and leaves their message?!?! Let me know what works out best for you. Cheers!
I have a presentation to do for a team meeting so my question is would this be appropriate for me to do before a HR presentation on 2024 employee survey?
Hi @nicholsrebecca2, this would be a great way to get everyone engaged prior the the survey. Thanks for watching and hope everyone enjoys the activity if you decide to do it. Wishing you all the best. Cheers!
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Are you going to try this team building exercise at your next workshop? Let me know in the comments below. Cheers!
Excellent one, tried it last week in Team Building workshop, works perfectly and participants loves it, it is easy, practical and so much fun. Thank you Adriana.
Hi, Medhat. That is fantastic to hear!! Cheers!
yes
yup why not
Yes, I will! Thank you, Adriana. I will do this one at our next meeting. I appreciate you putting all this together. Cheers from Southern California and Baja Mexico.
I did this for my adult ESL students when I taught them adjectives. But it had the same positive effect on each student. They felt really good about themselves and the students got closer. Thank you!
Nicole, thanks for sharing. I love that you used this for your ESL students and that it had such a positive effect on each of them! Stories like these are so wonderful to hear, thank you! Cheers!
I did this exercise for 50 people, it was awesome, people looooved it so much. Thank you for this great game ❤❤❤
You are so very welcome and I am so thrilled that they loved it! Cheers!
@AdrianaGirdler I moderated our team offsite and initiated this activity as a warm-up. The positive feedback I received was truly heartening, and words can't capture how much I appreciate it. I just wanted to express my gratitude for such a creative idea. People like you contribute to spreading joy, helping others start their workday on a positive note. Thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing your experience. So glad it worked out so well.
As a clinical supervisor, with a group who is fragmented, I will definately be trying this poncho excercise next week. Thank you Adrianna, it's the first time I needeed to think about an excercise for team building. Really appreciate your bubbly enery and support.
I hope that everyone enjoys this team building exercise and that it's a positive experience for everyone on your team! Cheers.
Beautiful! Thank you Adriana for sharing!
Thank you so much and thanks for watching, cheers!
I’m hosting a 4-day workshop that starts next Monday and I’ve added the poncho exercise to my list of activities. I can’t wait!!
That's fantastic! I hope the workshop goes well, and I can promise you that everyone will love doing the poncho exercise. Cheers!
Yes, I am leading a team retreat in a week in a public school district with our department heads. I anticipate this being a great way to start the meeting!
Fantastic! Hope the retreat goes well! Thanks for watching, cheers!
April 20th, my first staff meeting and cannot WAIT to try this! I am so very excited!! Thank you so much!!
Hi Priscilla! You are so very welcome! I would love to hear how it goes. Cheers!
How'd it go Proscilla?
This is fantastic! Thanks for this excellent exercise! 😊
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching, cheers!
I loved this exercise! I will definitely be trying this out in the future. It is neat how it is quite a physical exercise as well (wearing the ponchos) and it is something they can keep after. Thank you for sharing.
It's a team building activity that everyone will really enjoy. It's wonderful to see those that choose to keep their poncho as a reminder. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Wow, what a great idea!!! I'm a Serbian, European, guy living in Guangzhou, the South of China, and we are practically a start up company, with two small English training centers with foreign teachers, and I will DEFINITELLY do this amazing team building activity with both of my teams in both of these school! You are really inspiring and I will recommend you to all of my friends! Really thank you so much, dear Adriana! :)
Thank you so very much! Wishing you great success, cheers!
Hi Adriana, what a creative, fun exercise! Very powerful for team meetings. I also facilitate team meetings for organizations and use a similar exercise. Instead of ponchos, I use stick notes. The feeling people get when they read the positive things others have to say about them is so freeing! Thank you for sharing. Will be checking out more of your videos! And subbing! BTW, I love your smile and energy!
Hi Buife, thanks for the great feedback. The poncho exercise is one of my favorites and I love watching the reactions of the teams faces when they start reading their poncho. Thanks for subbing and have a great day! Cheers!
Are yall on linked in and instagram? I'd love to communicate with other Facilitators.
Yes, that was really the easiest way of motivating the people and connecting the team...Yes I tried this in many times in my workshop, as you said it was really cheerful to watch...the real smile of others...they feel great at each other...
I love to see how team members motivate each other. This is one of my favourite team building exercises. Nothing better than seeing the warm smiles of your team once the exercise is completed. Thanks for watching! Cheers!
Wow Adriana, your poncho is such a great one for me as am planning to host a team of managers on an away day. Thanks a million.
You are so very welcome! I hope your group enjoys the exercise. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Great team building activity. I have actually participated in this activity once and it was so nice to read all those positive comments that people wrote. Would definitely recommend this team building activity!
Yes! Its so fun and even better watching everyone's reactions as they read their ponchos :) Thanks for watching, Cheers!
Wonderful . ... thank you!!!
You're most welcome! Cheers!
Pull through…it’s something you kind of understand in principle, but not until you truly experience various action and reaction of group dynamics… does it come together in a lucid and relatable concept. Intentions converting to intentional actions. The privacy, transparency and proper oversight of systems crosses through these matters… irony flows, the positive feedback loops help, but don’t completely ease bias. These things are not new.
I had. Manager once… who was the one who hired me in my first corporate job… interesting dynamics to be sure. At one meeting, I tried to show him some books and thoughts of the work I’ve done… he had expressed an interest. I usually wait for someone to care or have a common share point. It’s really just trying toe kind.
This manager still was my manger in very complex and shifting times in healthcare.
It’s all just a lot. But, there are so many wonderful pathways beginning to lighten. Granted, it make the blind spots all the more shaded… that too is understandable but can’t be completely understood. Being and nothings and All…
Much love y’all.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! Wishing you all the best, cheers!
This was a great opener for one of my last team meetings of the school year. Thank you so much for sharing!
You are most welcome! Cheers!
Thank you Adriana. I used this activity and it went really well.
Fantastic! Thanks for letting me know and so lovely to hear that you used it. Cheers!
I'm giving a presentation about positive school culture in a Master's course that I am taking and I am going to use this as an example of what team building looks like in a positive culture. Thank you!
That's fantastic!!! I would love to hear how your presentation goes Thanks for watching and wishing you all the best. Cheers!
@@AdrianaGirdler
It went fantastically well! There were smiles ear to ear all around the room. Thank you so much!
Wow perfect thing to practice while team building. I will definitely use this whenever I will work as PC or PM. Thanks Adriana for sharing.
Make sure you check back in and let us know how it goes when once you try it. Cheers!
This looks like a lot of fun and I hope to use it in the future. It looks like a great way to get team members interacting positively and then bringing that to our customers. Thank you!
This really is a great team building activity! I hope you get the chance to do it with your team. Thanks for watching, cheers!
We did an escape room at my corporate job, and that was really a great way to bond and work together with coworkers.
Hi Lisa, that sounds like fun way to bond and work together problem solving with your coworkers! Thanks for watching, Cheers!
Quick, to the point and no music. Yay thanks Adriana
Thank you and thanks for watching! Cheers!
Simply great thanks Adriana
You’re welcome 😊
Hello I will apply this one on our upcoming training, this is very nice idea, thank you for sharing...From Philippines.
Wonderful! I would love to hear how everyone enjoys the activity. Thanks you for watching, cheers!
Love this idea! Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching, cheers!
I will use this idea. I think it is fun. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching, cheers!
Perfect! I'm doing this with my team tomorrow!
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Great energy! Thanks!
Thanks for watching! Cheers!
Thank you so much Adriana
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching, cheers!
What a great idea! I love the Poncho activity and will use it next week with my staff.
It's such a great team building activity, one of my favorites! Hope you staff has fun. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Thenks Andriana...this is Amazing
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Thank you ! It looks great.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Definitely trying this. I have 2 departments that work closely together and this can help reinforce the positives.
Hi Mindy! I would love to hear how the activity goes 😊 Thanks for watching, cheers!
Love it! thank you very much for sharing. I will use it next week for opening a goal-setting meeting!!!!
Thank you!! Would love to hear how your team enjoys doing the exercise:) Thanks for watching. Cheers!
This is so helpful; thank you for sharing.
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching, cheers!
I’m going to use it this morning at my office with our team
Amazing! Hope they have a great time with this activity. Cheers!
Yes i am trying it, it's awesome
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, cheers!
I wonderful idea. I will definitely add this to my team building activities
Fantastic! Hope you team enjoys it. Thanks for watching, Cheers!
Hello there,
This is exactly what needed. 🎉🎉
So wonderful to hear! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Plan to use the Poncho Activity this Saturday.
Amazing! I would love to hear how it goes. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Now I am a subscriber! That you! And thank you for your enthusiastic presentation!
Thank you for watching and subscribing. Wishing you and your team all the best. Cheers!
I am going to do this at our weekly Department meeting today, Thank you
Have fun! Would love to know how it goes. Thanks for watching, cheers!
@@AdrianaGirdler Thank you Thank you, it was marvelous. I took a photo with them in their ponchos and then a photo of them as they were reading their messages. The smiles were a joy. While writing messages on each other, there was much laughter. So, Thank you
@patriciaedwards5653, I am so thrilled to hear that everyone enjoyed this exercise so much! Thank you for letting me know how it went! Cheers.
Awesome idea, I'm going to give it a try!!
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, cheers!
I will use it. Is super fun and it make staff and team closer
Fantastic! Your team will love it! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Hey I really love this concept of telling people in a team why you appreciate them, I work in Scotland and it's quite different here where we aren't really into telling people how we feel and more reserved (I also work in engineering which is even more difficult to get people to talk about their feelings), is there a more subtle way of doing your poncho flipchart?
Hi Jasmine, I completely understand where you are coming from as I have come from engineering myself.
To start the process you can begin by giving everyone an appreciation card from yourself. This is something personal from you to them and it's important you are confident about it.
When you feel like the team is ready you can do a Round Robin appreciation. So what happens is everyone writes an appreciation card for the person to their right. Everyone takes the time to quietly read their card and then they move on and the key is to not talk about it.
This is a good way to slowly ease the team into eventually doing the poncho exercise.
Hope this is helpful and thank you so much for taking the time to tune in. Cheers!
I Love It!! Will definitely try this out with my team! Thank You Sooo Much!!!!
You’re very welcome! Would love to know how your team enjoys it. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Excellent and very very good idea to cheer the team-up. Thanks for the idea.
You’re very welcome. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Thank you so much !! I am going to use this as a part of my presentation
Awesome! Hope it goes well, this is a great team building activity. Cheers!
Definitely trying it out today!
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Super Mam amezing 👏
Thank you! Cheers!
Great idea Andrea and thank you. Our department is only a small group of 6 and so I'm excited to do this activity!
Hi Lori! I hope your group enjoys the activity. Thanks for watching, cheers!
I really liked this activity and will try with my team
Thank you Best Wishes
Hi Manjit! So happy to hear you liked this activity. Would love to hear how it goes when you do it with your team. Wishing you all the best and thanks for watching, cheers!
Awesome take on appreciation
Thank you and thanks for watching, cheers!
Trying this next week!!!
EXCELLENT! - please stop by after and let us know how it went. Cheers!
Awesome, I will suggest it at my workplace
You will have so much fun! Thanks for watching, Cheers!
I am going to use this exercise tomorrow at our last staff meeting.....exciting
Fantastic! Hope it goes well. Thanks for watching, cheers!
I have a men breakfast this weekend Jan. 2020. I was looking for a team building/bonding exercise. I found it! Your exercise is perfect! Thanks
That's amazing Terry! Thanks for watching and please let me know how the weekend goes and the team bonding activities. Cheers!
Definitely ❤
Nice one, i liked it. Is there a way i can do it virtually
Check out this video I have on virtual team building activities ruclips.net/video/r_z_RvSEcKI/видео.html
Thanks for watching, cheers!
Today I will use it with my team!
Fantastic! I hope everyone had a great time. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Cheers!
PERFECT!! was looking for something to build a team of leaders to 'drop their guard' a little bit. Will use this tomorrow. Thank you
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Thanks, it is easy and powerful
You're welcome! Thanks for watching, cheers!
What a great idea . can I use it as ice breaking .. I will try it on my next workshop . thanks a lot Adriana
Hi Mohamed. Absolutely you can use this as and ice breaker. It"s a great way for your team to see how they are all appreciated by their fellow coworkers, and will increase the positive feeling within the work place. Stay tuned for next weeks video. Its another team building/ice breaker that you won't want to miss! Cheers!
Hello, I am going to try it tomorrow at my meeting. It is fun, easy and positive.
Fantastic! Would love to hear how everyone enjoys it! Thanks for watching, cheers!
@@AdrianaGirdler I will definitely comment back tomorrow evening after the meeting. Thanks so much!
I am going to try this tomorrow.
Fantastic! I hope everyone enjoys it. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Love this idea and will be Tring at next meeting! Thanks for the idea
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, cheers!
I love this idea! When someone writes on the back do they sign their name or leave it anonymous? Also, do u have any ideas for something to write on the front? Maybe after taking it off? ❤
Thank you! I think that signing the name could be left up to each individual or who ever is running the session can decide with the group if they want to sign names or leave it anonymous.
As far as the front, maybe each person could write what they are grateful for as it relates to work or the team they work with.
Thanks for watching, cheers!
Great exercise! Thank you!
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed learning about these fun team building activities. Cheers!
The Best Exercise
Wanna do it very soon
Gonna try it
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Great exercise and will be doing it with my diverse team of Batswana, Indians and Isrealis here in Gaborone...
Excellent...let me know how it goes.
I love this!!!!
Thank you Katarzyna. Would love to hear if you try it out. Thanks for watching, cheers!
What a great idea. I am going to use this with my middle school students,
Fantastic! Would love to hear how it goes. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Love this idea🌷. I am going to do this with my new team members.💯 Thanks for such a fun idea.
Amazing! I really hope they enjoy it. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Great idea!!
Thank you and thanks for watching, cheers!
I definitely plan to use this in an upcoming leadership training session.
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Im going to try this tomorrow for a meeting! I will let you know how it turns out
Fantastic! Looking forward to hearing how it goes! Cheers.
I am definitely going to try this with my staff
Fantastic! I hope they have fun. Thanks for watching, cheers!
I am definitely going to use this activity with the teachers.
Wonderful! I hope they enjoy it. Thanks for watching, cheers!
yes thank you
Thanks for watching, cheers!
Love this video… thank you
You are so welcome!
Great activity
Thanks so much. Would love to hear how it goes if you try this with your team. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Love this exercise, Adriana! i have done where participants write letters to each other with positive words before. The outcome was amazing. This activity you shared is something I will give it a go! Thanks!
Thank you, Hazriq! I really like the idea of writing letters with positive words:) Hope you and your team enjoy doing this exercise. Thanks for watching! Cheers!
You are welcome, Adriana! :)
I am looking to try this activity at my next team meeting.
Fantastic! Would love to hear how it goes. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Definitely adopting this too
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Hi Adriana, this is terrific, thanks for sharing! Just 1 question: we have 3 new team members (out of 18 people), I am afraid they could not feel "included" doing this activity, as it will be difficult to have someone writing something "on" them. What would you suggest? I was thinking to extend the idea to also "wishes for the future", so that if you don't have nothing to thank for, you can wish him/her something.
Martino, I think that is a fantastic idea! Hope the activity goes well. Thanks for watching, cheers!
love it!
Thank you and thanks for watching, cheers!
Simply superb.
Thank you so much Lisa, Cheers!
Thanks for these team building activities for work! 👍
Hope you can use some of these team building activities at your next meeting. Thanks for watching, Cheers!
Love this team building game idea! What a great team building activity at work. I want to give it a try!
It's lots of fun! You could even do it with a group of friends to build each other up. Who doesn't love a little boost every once in awhile:) Cheers!
This is amazing! I want to try this with my team. Any idea how I could do this virtually?
I love this one too! Perhaps a Shared Drive with an Excel file and each tab is one person's name. Your team goes in each tab and leaves their message?!?! Let me know what works out best for you. Cheers!
Love it!! Thank you for the great idea!
Subbed and look forward to other videos!!
Thanks for watching and subscribing. Cheers!
going to try it tomorrow.
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, cheers!
I'm so gonna try it. Thanks alot
Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Super nice... we will do this
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, cheers!
I have a presentation to do for a team meeting so my question is would this be appropriate for me to do before a HR presentation on 2024 employee survey?
Hi @nicholsrebecca2, this would be a great way to get everyone engaged prior the the survey. Thanks for watching and hope everyone enjoys the activity if you decide to do it. Wishing you all the best. Cheers!
Great activity! I will definitely use this one!
Thanks for watching, Lysa! I would love to hear how your team enjoys this activity. Cheers!