Horse Trading When Dollars Are Tight

Horse trading is an innovative way of getting more resources for your department whilst trading things that you do not need.

For example every department has excesses in some areas and needs in others. No department will willingly give away its excesses as they can be gone forever.
E.g. Joanne has extra car spots for her department. Nobody knows and the excess spots are never used.
Tim has extra laptops and does not have any need for them.

In a facilitated session everyone confidentially outlines what they have excess of and what they need.

Your facilitator matches up horse trades and comes back to Joanne with something like “I have a person who has an extra meeting room that you could have and all they need is a parking spot”. Joanne weighs up the offer and if she agrees both parties are introduced.

In Horse Trading everyone comes out a winner if they are prepared to trade. There are a few simple rules to follow that your facilitator can explain at the outset.

If you would like more details on any of the above session please contact Niall Kennedy or visit the Preferred Training Networks website.