Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers

by Brian Miller

• ISBN13: 9780814427699
• ISBN10: 0814427693
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2003-11-07
• Publisher: AMACOM (American Management Association)

Summary

Just because your team doesn't have the time or the budget to embark on a full-scale training program doesn't mean you have to abandon the idea of team-building exercises altogether. Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers presents 50 fun, practical exercises to choose from, and you don't need any special facilities, expensive products, or previous training experience to get great results -- in minutes! Book jacket.

Author Biography

Brian Cole Miller (Dublin, OH) is the owner of Working Solutions

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Getting Ready
How to Run a Successful Team-Building Activity	p. 7
Before: Select an Activity That's Good for Your Team	p. 7
Before: Prepare for Your Team-Building Activity	p. 8
During: Explain the Activity to the Team	p. 9
During: Check for Understanding Before Beginning	p. 11
During: Run the Activity	p. 12
During: Debrief the Activity	p. 13
After: Reinforce the Learning Back on the Job	p. 14
What Could Go Wrong in a Team-Building Activity	p. 17
The Activities
Communication: Listening and Influencing	p. 29
$2 Negotiation	p. 30
Card Triangles	p. 33
Listen up	p. 35
Me, Myself, and I	p. 38
Origami	p. 40
Shared Values	p. 42
Washing Machines	p. 45
Connecting: Getting to Know Each Other	p. 49
A Day in the Life ...	p. 50
Gossip Time	p. 52
Human Billboards	p. 54
My N.A.M.E.	p. 56
A Penny for Your Thoughts	p. 58
Rather Than	p. 61
Ready, Set, Reorganize!	p. 63
Similarities and Differences	p. 66
Sweet Stories	p. 69
Cooperation: Working Together as a Team	p. 73
Catch!	p. 74
Pass the Card	p. 77
Popcorn	p. 80
Puzzled	p. 82
Silence is Golden	p. 85
Star Power	p. 87
Tied!	p. 89
United Hearts	p. 91
Coping: Dealing with Change	p. 95
Change Time Line	p. 96
Guess and Switch	p. 99
Index Towers	p. 102
Machines	p. 104
Makeovers	p. 106
Numbers	p. 108
Puzzled Thumbs	p. 110
Simon Sez	p. 113
Wrong-Handed Picture	p. 115
Creativity: Solving Problems Together	p. 117
Seven Hands	p. 118
Balloon Sculptures	p. 121
Card Stack	p. 123
Consultants	p. 126
Improve This	p. 129
One-Worded Stories	p. 132
Paper Shuffle	p. 135
Teamwork: Appreciating and Supporting Each Other	p. 137
Blame Game	p. 138
But Nothing (Feedback)	p. 141
But Nothing (Ideas)	p. 144
First Impressions	p. 147
Junk to Jewels	p. 150
Kudos	p. 152
Labels	p. 155
Rainbow of Diversity	p. 158
What I Like About Me	p. 160
ZYX	p. 163
Index	p. 167
About the Author	p. 171
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