• Shared Responsibility: By swapping places, participants recognize that both “leading” (initiating moves) and “following” (accepting requests) are vital to success.

• Foster Trust & Collaboration: Players rely on one another’s signals, mirroring real-world dependencies in PwC teams.

• Agility in Leadership & Followership: Encourages individuals to seamlessly shift between giving and receiving support.

• Team Bonding: Ideal for forging or rekindling team connections, especially when welcoming new members or resolving tensions.

• Responsiveness & Clear Signals: Just as in client-facing or internal PwC projects, clarity and confirmation reduce misunderstandings.

1. Form a Circle

• All players stand facing one another in a clear space, ensuring everyone can make eye contact.

2. Initiate Support

• One player makes eye contact with someone across the circle, points to them, and asks: “Can I get your back?”
• Emphasize clear, direct signals so the intended person knows they’re being addressed.

3.  Confirm & Move

• The chosen person replies “Yes” (with a nod or affirmative body language).
• The original player then walks to take that person’s place in the circle.

4.  Pay It Forward

• The person who has just vacated their spot now points to another player across the circle and asks, “Can I get your back?”
• Once again, the new recipient responds with “Yes,” and the switch occurs.

5.  Continue Until All Have Participated

• Everyone should have at least one turn to move or be moved to.
• You can keep going beyond that to reinforce teamwork if time allows.

• How did you experience the process of giving and receiving support during the game? How can this dynamic improve trust and collaboration within your PwC team?

• In what ways did clear communication and mutual responsiveness impact the game’s success? How can you apply these practices to improve collaboration in PwC’s client engagements or internal projects?