More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers: 50 New Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes (Paperback)

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Product Description

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. More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers provides the solution! The book 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. Readers 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

* and more.

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, this book is the answer.

Book Description

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. More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers provides the solution! The book 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. Readers 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

* and more.

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, this book is the answer.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: AMACOM; 1 edition (July 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814473784
• ISBN-13: 978-0814473788
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #23,108 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great follow-up, with one added bonus, February 18, 2008

By	IT Manager - See all my reviews

This book is similar to Miller's first book of teambuilding activities. Once again, all the activities are quick, easy to manage and require few props. Even though I really liked his first book and go to it frequently, I was a bit reluctant to pick this second one up, fearing that maybe these activities weren't on par with the first volume. I was wrong. They are every bit as fun and effective as those in the first book. So now I have 100 activities to choose from. Also, an added bonus in this book is that he also adds tips for adapting many of the activities for what he calls virtual teams--groups of co-workers that are not located in the same geographic location. I used one once for an expanded project team that I'm a part of and it worked well.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Non-Business Groups, March 21, 2008

By	L. M. Jackson (Las Vegas, NV, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This volume is every bit as good as Brian Miller's first collection of activities. He uses the same simple-to-follow format, and avoids any silly or embarrassing activities. While the activities are designed for managers in a business environment, they could easily be used by girl scout troops, school groups, church groups or in most any team setting.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Return on Investment, July 4, 2009

By	Michael Gooch "Author of Wingtips with Spurs:... (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

As a corporate director of human resources I was very pleased with the theme and of this book. I am continually searching for new items that will `break the ice" and result in improved team building.

As all of us realize that the old saying `time is money' has never been more true, the ideas and suggestions in this book can a lot of money in a very short time span. What a wonderful ROI.

I might also suggest another book great ROI book, S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Rewards Budget: Maximize the Return on Your Employee Recognition Investment] and [[ASIN:1895186048 101 Ways to Reward Team Members for $20 (or Less!)

I hope you find this review helpful.

Michael L. Gooch