I firstly used Time Is Money to get them thinking about how they prioritise things. It was interesting to see what things people wrote down at first. Some wanting to be extravagant and blow it all and others thinking about putting the money into their savings for a rainy day. This told us a lot about people already and their approach to life. Which was good as it also worked as another icebreaker as they haven’t known each other very long. Next I asked them to complete the second half of the exercise and then asked them how they prioritised and how they made their decisions. We then discussed prioritisation and how it relates to their job role as a group and we went through the urgent/important matrix.

I recently used this exercise as an introductory icebreaker with a group of managers and team leaders. I wanted to emphasise the importance of time in relation to prioritising and better work planning. The exercise was fun and enjoyable to facilitate whilst still giving the important messages I required. Feedback from the participants was that they enjoyed the exercise and it related very well to how things happen on a day to day basis so they were able to identify with it.

I use this activity in Time Management which works very well... The activity links very well to Time Management and it is a fun activity to use as an icebreaker or as a short exercise if you don’t have much time. I would strongly recommend using this for Time Management because people always mention it in their feedback.

I would just like to draw attenion to the 'Time is Money' exercise. I recently used this with a group who were just completing a personal development course and the reaction was terrific; really got them thinking... Excellent. Highly recommed this if you want trainees to think about how they use their time and focus on prioitising tasks or personal development.