Florida Department of Children & Family Sent Managers On a Camaraderie Quest, Near Fort Walton Beach, Florida
They make monumental decisions, based on in-home studies, precedence, and protection of children. Their decisions are never easy, always stressful, and filled with hope and caring, that what they do will help put a family, or a child, on more sure footing in today’s world. They take their work so seriously, that some wanted to stay behind and keep working.
The Family Services Group Used a High-Tech Scavenger Hunt to Build Teamwork.
Knowing that you can only gain perspective and learn new things away from the office they were nudged into the sunshine, plied with high-tech clues, and sent into the woods – away from everyday life. They were sent on a mission, a quest, to bring back treasure, find some answers, and explore their creative sides.
They let loose, and exchanged ideas, put creativity before logic, and became a stronger team. They learned the value of collaboration, communication, and getting to know each other. Individuals were no longer an email or a title to each other.
They became breathing, caring, funny people to each other, opening lines of better communication. They worked together, solved problems, and laughed a lot. Something they do very little of in their jobs. Being pushed to step away from their responsibilities for just a couple of hours, brought out the “whole” person, not just the caseworker, who face such demand and solve some of today’s most difficult social situations. They came together as a team, strengthened their ability to communicate, collaborate, solve problems, and exchange ideas.
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Director, Patricia Franklin said, the Quest delivered on its promise to bring the team together, and have a really good time, adding they have not laughed like this in a long time.