More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers : 50 New Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes.
Brian. Miller
Bok Engelsk 2007 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | New York : AMACOM , c2007
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (266 pages)
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Contents: Getting ready. How to run a successful team-building activity ; What could go wrong in a team-building activity -- The activities. Welcoming : introductions and icebreakers ; Battling : games that teach healthy competition ; Teamwork : challenges that require cooperation ; Creativity : challenges that encourage out-of-the-box thinking ; Support : activities to appreciate and help each other.. - Intro -- Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Getting Ready -- Chapter 1. How to Run a Successful Team-Building Activity -- Step 1. Before: Select a Pertinent Activity for Your Team -- Step 2. Before: Prepare for Your Team-Building Activity -- Step 3. During: Explain the Activity to the Team -- Step 4. During: Check for Understanding Before Beginning -- Step 5. During: Run the Activity -- Step 6. During: Debrief the Activity -- Step 7. After: Reinforce the Learning Back on the Job -- Chapter 2. What Could Go Wrong in a Team-Building Activity -- Part II. The Activities -- Chapter 3. Welcoming: Introductions and Icebreakers -- Bet you Didn't Know This -- Cell Phone Rings -- Haiku -- Hangman -- Heads or Tails -- Human Poker -- I am . . . -- Kids' Stuff -- Pennies and Dice -- Scramble -- Word Count -- Chapter 4. Battling: Games That Teach Healthy Competition -- Balloon Battle -- Chopsticks -- Cotton Balls -- Higher Lower -- Marshmallow Dodge Ball -- Snake Eyes -- Tablecloth -- Tall Towers -- Team Scores -- Unshuffle -- Chapter 5. Teamwork: Challenges That Require Cooperation -- Buttermilk Line -- Connections -- Crossing the Line -- Dollar Bill -- House -- Letter #27 -- License Plates -- One Syllable -- Puzzled Vision -- Reach for the Stars -- Stick in the Middle -- Chapter 6. Creativity: Challenges That Encourage Out-of-the-Box Thinking -- Abcs -- Failure Strategies -- Fishbowl -- Fist -- Job Titles -- Monsters -- Newspaper Costumes -- Secret Agenda -- Statue Maker -- The Swamp -- Chapter 7. Support: Activities to Appreciate and Help Each Other -- Anonymous Feedback -- Garbage -- One Word -- Positive Envelopes -- Secret Coach -- Tombstone -- Totem Poles -- Trophies -- Index -- About the Author.. - Most managers, supervisors, and team leaders realize the importance of team-building, but just can't seem to find the time in their busy schedules. More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers provides the solution! The book contains 50 all-new exercises that can be conducted in 15 minutes or less, and which require no special facilities, big expense, or previous training experience. Each activity is presented in just a few short pages with all the relevant information including a list of materials needed, the purpose of the exercise, and handy tips for success, all highlighted for easy reference. Readers will find fun and effective activities for: * building new teams and helping teams with new members * finding creative ways to work together and solve problems * increasing and improving communication * keeping competition healthy and productive within the team * dealing with change and its effects: anger, fear, frustration * and more. The book also includes special guidance for 'virtual teams,' whose members are in different locations but must work as a unit. For anyone charged with the task of bringing teams together, this book is the answer.
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| ISBN | 0814473784. - 9780814473788
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