The Big Book of Business Games: Icebreakers, Creativity Exercises and Meeting Energizers

by Newstrom, John; Scannell, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780070464766
• ISBN10: 0070464766
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-11-22
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Break the ice at your next meeting withThe Big Book of Business Games!In this exciting resource book, two of today's acknowledged games masters serve up a cookbook of activities that you can learn to use, guaranteed to generate a lively discussion, or simply give a group a "breather" from the monotony of a boring staff meeting or presentation. Each of the 75 group games and activities here is adapted from the best-selling Games Trainers Play series and shortened to suit the needs of managers and team leaders to use with their departments, staff, or committees.

Author Biography

Dr. John W. Newstrom and Edward E. Scannell are respected authors, professional speakers, and seminar leaders. They are the coauthors of McGraw-Hill's best-selling Games Trainers Play series, which has sold more than 200,000 copies.

Table of Contents

Introduction.How to Use This Book.Climate Setting, Icebreakers, and Session Openers.Presentation Boosters.Motivating Your Group.Creativity and Problem-Solving.Surfacing Hidden Problems in Your Group.Team Building Exercises.Manging Change: Dealing with Resistance and Getting Buy-in.Communication, Listening and Feedback Activities.