No experience necessary: Any manager can build great teams with these simple exercises.
Every group can benefit from team-building exercises. But sometimes it’s not practical to embark on a full-scale training initiative. Now, supervisors, managers, and team leaders have 50 team-building activities to choose from, all of which can be implemented with no special facilities, big expense, or previous training experience. Readers will find engaging exercises for:
- Building new teams and helping teams with new members
- Dealing with change and its effects: anger, fear, frustration, and more
- Recognizing individual efforts and team accomplishments
- Finding creative ways to work together and solve problems
- Increasing and improving communication
- Leveraging diversity and individual differences to meet team goals
- Keeping competition healthy and productive within the team
Instructions and tips for follow-up and variations are included for each activity, and an additional chapter provides valuable advice for working through unexpected difficulties in team-building.
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About the Author:
Brian Cole Miller (Dublin, OH) 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.
Reviews:
"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."
—Kristofer Cooper, Human Resources Manager, Burger King Corporation
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