Trainer's Tip: Secrets and Lies

A twist on an old favourite ice breaker, from Steve Mosley, helps delegates test their people skills.

I use this exercise a lot on leadership courses as it covers one of the critical components of leadership in a fun way i.e. knowing the people behind the employee.

Teams of two interview each other and find out three unusual things about each other (e.g. they do underwater basket weaving on a Sunday night) which they will then tell the rest of the group when they introduce their colleague.

However one of the "things" must be a lie.