More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers
Amacom (Verlag)
9780814473788 (ISBN)
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. This book provides the solution!
More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers 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.
You 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
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, More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers is the answer.
BRIAN COLE MILLER is the principal of Working Solutions, Inc., a management training and consulting firm whose clients include Nationwide Insurance, Kellogg's, and the Ohio State University. He is the author of Keeping Employees Accountable for Results and other popular books.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Part I. Getting Ready
CHAPTER 1.How to Run a Successful Team-Building Activity 7
Step 1. Before: Select a pertinent activity for your team 7
Step 2. Before: Prepare for your team-building activity 8
Step 3. During: Explain the activity to the team 10
Step 4. During: Check for understanding before beginning 12
Step 5. During: Run the activity 13
Step 6. During: Debrief the activity 14
Step 7. After: Reinforce the learning back on the job 16
CHAPTER 2.What Could Go Wrong in a Team-Building Activity 17
Part II. The Activities
CHAPTER 3.Welcoming: Introductions and Icebreakers 31
Bet You Didn't Know This 32
Cell Phone Rings 35
Haiku 38
Hangman 40
Heads or Tails 43
Human Poker 46
I am . . . 50
Kids' Stuff 53
Pennies and Dice 56
Scramble 59
Word Count 62
CHAPTER 4.Battling: Games That Teach Healthy Competition 65
Balloon Battle 66
Chopsticks 69
Cotton Balls 72
Higher Lower 75
Marshmallow Dodge Ball 78
Snake Eyes 81
Tablecloth 85
Tall Towers 88
Team Scores 91
Unshuffle 95
CHAPTER 5.Teamwork: Challenges That Require Cooperation 99
Buttermilk Line 100
CONNECTIONS 103
CROSSING THE LINE 106
DOLLAR BILL 109
HOUSE 112
LETTER #27 115
LICENSE PLATES 117
ONE SYLLABLE 120
PUZZLED VISION 123
REACH FOR THE STARS 126
STICK IN THE MIDDLE 128
CHAPTER 6. Creativity: Challenges That Encourage Out-of-the-Box Thinking 131
ABCs 132
FAILURE STRATEGIES 135
FISHBOWL 138
FIST 140
JOB TITLES 143
MONSTERS 146
NEWSPAPER COSTUMES 148
SECRET AGENDA 151
STATUE MAKER 154
THE SWAMP 157
CHAPTER 7. Support: Activities to Appreciate and Help Each Other 161
Anonymous Feedback 162
GARBAGE 166
ONE WORD 169
POSITIVE ENVELOPES 172
SECRET COACH 175
TOMBSTONE 178
TOTEM POLES 181
TROPHIES 184
Index 187
About the Author 191
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.4.2018 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 151 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 285 g |
| Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management |
| ISBN-13 | 9780814473788 / 9780814473788 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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