90 World-Class Activities by 90 World-Class Trainers [Paperback]

Elaine Biech (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0787981982 | ISBN-13: 978-0787981983 | Publication Date: December 5, 2006

90 World-Class Activities by 90 World-Class Trainers gathers classic activities from ninety master trainers in one convenient place. The stellar list of trainers includes Bellman, Blanchard, Booher, Crum, de Bono, Kouzes, Masie, Pike, Robinson, Scannell, Silberman, Thiagi, Zenger, and 77 other names you'll know.

Elaine Biech (editor of the Pfeiffer Annuals and author of Training for Dummies) has gathered a powerful and exciting collection of activities from around the globe. The sixteen topics include change management, coaching, diversity, leadership, and teamwork. This invaluable resource presents the favorite activities of some of the most talented trainers in the world—all seven continents are represented.

All of these activities have stood the test of time and are presented here for your use to engage teams and groups in collaborative learning. The contributors provide helpful suggestions for adapting the activities to a particular setting or audience and present ideas for adding zest to their favorite activities to ensure that you are as successful with them as they have been.

The book is filled with experience and expertise. Combined, the contributors have written and edited almost 800 books and over 3,700 articles and have received hundreds of awards. Many are members of the HRD Hall of Fame and they advise some of the largest organizations in the world. Draw on their expertise and implement several of the activities. Your success is guaranteed.

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90 World-Class Activities by 90 World-Class Trainers gathers classic activities from ninety master trainers in one convenient place. The stellar list of trainers includes Bellman, Blanchard, Booher, Crum, de Bono, Kouzes, Masie, Pike, Robinson, Scannell, Silberman, Thiagi, Zenger, and 77 other names you'll know.

Elaine Biech (editor of the Pfeiffer Annuals and author of Training for Dummies) has gathered a powerful and exciting collection of activities from around the globe. The sixteen topics include change management, coaching, diversity, leadership, and teamwork. This invaluable resource presents the favorite activities of some of the most talented trainers in the world—all seven continents are represented.

All of these activities have stood the test of time and are presented here for your use to engage teams and groups in collaborative learning. The contributors provide helpful suggestions for adapting the activities to a particular setting or audience and present ideas for adding zest to their favorite activities to ensure that you are as successful with them as they have been.

The book is filled with experience and expertise. Combined, the contributors have written and edited almost 800 books and over 3,700 articles and have received hundreds of awards. Many are members of the HRD Hall of Fame and they advise some of the largest organizations in the world. Draw on their expertise and implement several of the activities. Your success is guaranteed.

About the Author

Elaine Biech is the author and editor of more than three dozen books, including The Business of Consulting, Marketing Your Consulting Services, and The Consultant's Quick Start Guide, all published by Pfeiffer. She is president of ebb associates inc, an organizational development firm that helps organizations work through large-scale change. She has been in the training and consulting field for twenty-six years and conducts strategic planning sessions, facilitates team building, and implements corporate-wide systems.

Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Pfeiffer (December 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787981982
• ISBN-13: 978-0787981983
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #675,144 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars More like 50, and not so world-class, December 31, 2010

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B. Miller "Small business owner" (Ogunquit, ME) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 90 World-Class Activities by 90 World-Class Trainers (Paperback)

I was excited about this book, thinking i was getting a different great activity from 90 different experts. I was disappointed.

First, there are many activities in here that are ALMOST duplicates of each other. Penny Toss--select a penny and tell something from your life that corresponds to the year on the penny, then pass that penny to someone else. Penny for your Thoughts--each participant selects a penny and share a story from your life that happened in the year on the penny. People Hunt and Bingo are just 2 versions of the same game (finding poeple with specific characteristics).

Secondly, "world-class?" Really? Oh You Animal--have participants introduce themselves as an animal. Quick Content Quiz--prior to session, compose 12 multiple choice quiz questions; have participants in teams try to answer the questions. The Truth Be Known--participants "write 4 facts about himself or herself, one of which is a lie" (uh, if it's a lie, it's not really a fact, is it?!); have participants guess which is the lie. There are way too many old, over-used, UNoriginal activities here.

I will admit, there are 2 activities i've not heard of, and they seem do-able, but certainly not worth the $40 price tag on this thick book (thick because some of the writers take forever to make a point...seriously, the Oh You Animal activity takes 3 pages--3 pages to tell you how to have people introduce themselves as an animal).

Try Quick Team-building Activities for Busy Managers (or it's sequel), or The Big Book of Business Games instead of this over priced volume.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What an asset to my practice!!, January 23, 2007

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Lou Russell "Learning Facilitator" (Indianapolis, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 90 World-Class Activities by 90 World-Class Trainers (Paperback)

I just received this book, and I am so excited about all the new activities and ideas for my consulting practice. I pride myself on being pretty quick with developing a new game, and this book will reside on top of my desk where I can use it every day to do that. Page up and order it - it is a jewel. We used it for a client within minutes of it coming through the front door. Lecture as a last resort!

Lou Russell, author of "The Accelerated Learning Fieldbook", "Project Management for Trainers", "IT Leadership Alchemy" and "Leadership Training".