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

Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1(6) Part I. Getting Ready CHAPTER 1. How to Run a Successful Team-Building Activity 7(10) STEP 1. BEFORE: SELECT AN ACTIVITY THAT'S GOOD FOR YOUR TEAM 7(1) STEP 2. BEFORE: PREPARE FOR YOUR TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITY 8(1) STEP 3. DURING: EXPLAIN THE ACTIVITY TO THE TEAM 9(2) STEP 4. DURING: CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING BEFORE BEGINNING 11(2) STEP 5. DURING: RUN THE ACTIVITY 12 STEP 6. DURING: DEBRIEF THE ACTIVITY 13(1) STEP 7. AFTER: REINFORCE THE LEARNING BACK ON THE JOB 14(3) CHAPTER 2. What Could Go Wrong in a Team-Building Activity 17(12) Part II. The Activities CHAPTER 3. Communication: Listening and Influencing 29(20) $2 NEGOTIATION 30(3) CARD TRIANGLES 33(2) LISTEN UP 35(3) ME, MYSELF, AND I 38(2) ORIGAMI 40(2) SHARED VALUES 42(3) WASHING MACHINES 45(4) CHAPTER 4. Connecting: Getting to Know Each Other 49 A DAY IN THE LIFE ... 50(2) GOSSIP TIME 52(2) HUMAN BILLBOARDS 54(2) MY N.A.M.E. 56(2) A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS 58(3) RATHER THAN 61(2) READY, SET, REORGANIZE! 63(3) SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES 66(3) SWEET STORIES 69 CHAPTER 5. Cooperation: Working Together as a Team 7(88) CATCH! 74(3) PASS THE CARD 77(3) POPCORN 80(2) PUZZLED 82(3) SILENCE IS GOLDEN 85(2) STAR POWER 87(2) TIED! 89(2) UNITED HEARTS 91(4) CHAPTER 6. Coping: Dealing with Change 95(22) CHANGE TIME LINE 96(3) GUESS AND SWITCH 99(3) INDEX TOWERS 102(2) MACHINES 104(2) MAKEOVERS 106(2) NUMBERS 108(2) PUZZLED THUMBS 110(3) SIMON SEZ 113(2) WRONG-HANDED PICTURE 115(2) CHAPTER 7. Creativity: Solving Problems Together 117(20) SEVEN HANDS 118(3) BALLOON SCULPTURES 121(2) CARD STACK 123(3) CONSULTANTS 126(3) IMPROVE THIS 129(3) ONE-WORDED STORIES 132(3) PAPER SHUFFLE 135(2) CHAPTER 8. Teamwork: Appreciating and Supporting Each Other 137(30) BLAME GAME 138(3) BUT NOTHING (FEEDBACK) 141(3) BUT NOTHING (IDEAS) 144(3) FIRST IMPRESSIONS 147(3) JUNK TO JEWELS 150(2) KUDOS 152(3) LABELS 155(3) RAINBOW OF DIVERSITY 158(2) WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ME 160(3) ZYX 163(4) Index 167(4) About the Author 171