Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers: 50 Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes - Softcover

Miller, Brian Cole

 
9780814472019: Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers: 50 Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes
Softcover
ISBN 10: 081447201X ISBN 13: 9780814472019
Verlag: Amacom, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Every team needs a regular dose of team spirit to function at its best. That's why managers turn to these easy and effective activities for building camaraderie and cohesion. Now in its second edition,Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers addresses the problems that drag down group productivity and helps teams:

  • Collaborate successfully
  • Cope with change
  • Solve problems
  • Communicate better
  • Boost creativity
  • Leverage diversity
  • Nurture healthy competition
  • And more

Each of the 50 exercises takes just minutes to prep, and most call for everyday items like pens or paper clips. No elaborate training sessions or prepared presentations required. Simply scan the instructions explaining how to run the session, what problems might crop up, and which questions to ask to drive the lessons home. The results are immediate: sullen teams find sparkle, nervous teams gain confidence, teams of strangers get to know one another.

New and updated activities get everyone, including virtual teams, working together with purpose and a little bit of fun—fifteen minutes of the workday very well spent!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Brian Cole MILLER is the owner of Working Solutions, a management and training consultant firm whose clients include Nationwide Insurance, Mailboxes Etc., and Burger King. He is former director of training and development at Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.

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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! These great activities will help you:

Build new teams and help teams assimilate new members

Deal with change

Recognize individual efforts and team accomplishments

Find creative ways to work together and solve problems

Increase and improve communication

Leverage diversity and individual differences to meet team goals

Keep competition healthy and productive

Whether you re a rookie manager or a veteran, you ll build great teams with these simple and engaging exercises!

Should be on the bookshelf of every business manager.Extremely well done!

William A Jackson, Division Manager, Ethicon Endo-surgery, a division of Johnson & Johnson

I particularly love the practical how to tips and examples that virtually guarantee a successful, fun team-building experience."

Kim Detiveaux, "Big 4" Senior Manager

A confidence builder for both the new and experienced manager.

Mary Sue Findley, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, 5/3 Bank

"What a great tool for managers and HR professionals the activities are unique, interesting, and provide valuable insight into team dynamics."

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Verlag
Amacom
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
081447201X
ISBN 13 
9780814472019
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
171
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Amacom
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