Quick teambuilding activities for busy managers : 50 exercises that get results in just 15 minutes / Brian Cole Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Brian Cole, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in organizations--Problems, exercises, etc.

Communication in organizations.

Group games.

Group relations training.

Interpersonal communication--Problems, exercises, etc.

Interpersonal communication.

Teams in the workplace--Training of.

Teams in the workplace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Team building activities for busy managers

Place of Publication:

New York : AMACOM, c2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

No experience necessary: Any manager can build great teams with these simple exercises.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Getting Ready; CHAPTER 1. How to Run a Successful Team-Building Activity; STEP 1. BEFORE: SELECT AN ACTIVITY THAT'S GOOD 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. Communication: Listening and Influencing2 NEGOTIATION; CARD TRIANGLES; LISTEN UP; ME, MYSELF, AND I; ORIGAMI; SHARED VALUES; WASHING MACHINES; CHAPTER 4. Connecting: Getting to Know Each Other; A DAY IN THE LIFE . . .; GOSSIP TIME; HUMAN BILLBOARDS; MY N.A.M.E.; A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS; RATHER THAN; READY, SET, REORGANIZE!; SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES; SWEET STORIES; CHAPTER 5. Cooperation: Working Together as a Team; CATCH!; PASS THE CARD; POPCORN; PUZZLED; SILENCE IS GOLDEN; STAR POWER; TIED!; UNITED HEARTS; CHAPTER 6. Coping: Dealing with Change; CHANGE TIME LINE

GUESS AND SWITCHINDEX TOWERS; MACHINES; MAKEOVERS; NUMBERS; PUZZLED THUMBS; SIMON SEZ; WRONG-HANDED PICTURE; CHAPTER 7. Creativity: Solving Problems Together; SEVEN HANDS; BALLOON SCULPTURES; CARD STACK; CONSULTANTS; IMPROVE THIS; ONE-WORDED STORIES; PAPER SHUFFLE; CHAPTER 8. Teamwork: Appreciating and Supporting Each Other; BLAME GAME; BUT NOTHING (FEEDBACK); BUT NOTHING (IDEAS); FIRST IMPRESSIONS; JUNK TO JEWELS; KUDOS; LABELS; RAINBOW OF DIVERSITY; WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ME; ZYX; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; About the Author

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612759574

9781621983552

1621983552

9781282759572

1282759574

9780814427699

0814427693

OCLC:

475936196