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More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers Brian Miller

More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers By Brian Miller

More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers by Brian Miller


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Whether your team is virtual or in-house, this guide is any manager's answer to quick but effective team-building.

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More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers: 50 New Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes by Brian Miller

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.

About Brian Miller

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.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

CIN0814473784LN
9780814473788
0814473784
More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers: 50 New Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes by Brian Miller
Used - Like New
Paperback
HarperCollins Focus
20180413
176
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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