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Flight from Savo
A Supervisory Skills Game
 Send
supervisors on a memorable exploration of supervisory skills with
Flight from Savo, HRDQ’s exciting hands-on adventure game.
Participants experience first-hand the fundamental supervisory
skills presented in HRDQ’s Supervisory Skills Questionnaire:
Guiding the Work, Organizing the Work, Developing Your Staff,
Managing Performance, and Managing Relations.
The Scenario
On an expedition to study volcanoes, you and your group of
scientists barely escape injury when your vintage World War II
aircraft crashes on the remote island of Savo. The only way off the
island is to construct a Stearman PT-13D plane from a cache of old
parts discovered on the island. Can your supervisor get your group
to build the escape plane in time — before the volcano erupts?
Learning Outcomes
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Learn 5 fundamental supervisory skills
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Practice the 5 skills in an engaging
“live” group project
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Receive direct feedback on skill
strengths and weaknesses
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Understand the challenges of being a
supervisor
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Determine which skills one can apply to
be more effective on the job
Theory
The ability to balance the goals of the organization with the needs
of the work group is the common thread that runs through 5 key
supervisory skill dimensions. These dimensions are the focus of
Flight from Savo and include:
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Guiding the Work: Taking the direction
of the organization and translating it into actionable plans
for the work group.
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Organizing the Work: Assigning people,
equipment, and tasks to meet work goals.
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Developing Your Staff: Actively working
to increase the skill level of each employee being
supervised.
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Managing Performance: Removing the
obstacles to better performance so employees can meet their
own and the organization’s objectives.
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Managing Relations: Developing and
maintaining good relationships with other groups so that the
supervisor’s employees and the organization meet their
goals.
 How It Works
This exciting simulation game demonstrates how a supervisor puts the
5 key supervisory skills to work.
Presented with a predetermined set of toy parts and charged with
building an escape plane, each group elects a supervisor who guides
the construction project using the 5 supervisory skills. A series of
“Setbacks” and “Lucky Breaks” both complicates and facilitates the
group’s work, and challenges the supervisor. The simulation ends
when the reconstructed plane is deemed airworthy.
After the models are completed (approximately 60 minutes later),
participants take part in a group discussion on the use of the 5
supervisory skills used during the activity.
Uses
for Flight from Savo
Flight from Savo is designed for supervisors with minimum to
moderate experience, but it can also be used as a refresher for more
seasoned supervisors. We recommend using the game in conjunction
with our best-selling learning instrument, the Supervisory Skills
Questionnaire. Based on the same model, the Supervisory
Skills Questionnaire pinpoints skill strengths and weaknesses.
Flight from Savo then offers supervisors a fun and
interactive way to practice, experience, and discuss the key skills.
Steve Schofield
Regional Sales Training Manager
Comcast University |
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"Participants in our leadership training program
love Flight from Savo. It’s a fun way to tie
together all the program modules for our front-line
supervisors." |
What to Order/Product Contents
Each Complete Game includes materials to simultaneously train up to
3 teams of 5-7 participants each. All parts except for the
Participant Guides are reusable. Refill packs of 5 Participant
Guides are available for purchase. For larger groups, order Extra
Game Packs and Participant Guides. Our customer service team is
available to assist you in determining your materials needs.
The Flight from Savo Complete Game includes:
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1 Facilitator Guide
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3 sets of game parts
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21 Participant Guides
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3 decks of Lucky Break cards
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3 decks of Set Back cards
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1 mood-setting audio CD
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1 presentation CD
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3 laminated instruction cards
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1 stopwatch
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3 rubberized tablemats
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1 pad observer forms
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1 pad reflection questions
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1 plastic card case
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1 sturdy tote bag
The Flight from Savo
Extra Game Pack includes:
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7 Participant Guides
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1 set of game parts
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1 deck of Lucky Break cards
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1 deck of Set Back cards
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1 instruction card
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1 rubberized table mat
Facilitator Guide
includes:
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Administrative guidelines
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Theoretical background
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Experiential learning/training
methodology
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Frequently asked questions
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Description of the Supervisory Skills
Model
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Training design options
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Blank training outline
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Sample copy of the Participant Guide
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CD with mood-setting soundtrack
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CD-ROM containing Microsoft®
PowerPoint® presentation and reproducible masters, including
a Certificate of Achievement, Training Evaluation, and
overhead transparency masters
Participant Guide
includes:
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Scenario description
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Reflection questions
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Description of the 5 Supervisory Skills
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Action planning
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