Games That Teach Teams: 21 Activities to Super-Charge Your Group! (Paperback)

by Steve Sugar (Author), George Takacs (Author) "A rose may always be a rose, but a team is not always a team..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
"At last! A practical workbook on how to use games effectivley as a team training tool. Anyone working in or with teams will find something very useful here." (Phillip H. Hudson, director, Graduate School, USDA)

"Packed with activites that can help your team increase its ability to learn from its successes and failures and its ability to work together." (Rick Mauer, consultant and author of Beyond the Walls of Resistance)

Product Description

Building on his first book, Games That Teach, Steve Sugar, along with George Takacs, tackles teams and team learning through the use of more than 20 competitive games and interactive learning exercises. Using the comprehensive facilitator notes, you'll be able to customize these innovative games to suit the training needs of the teams in your organization.

Games That Teach Teams:

Gives your teams the opportunity to discuss serious team topics in a non-threatening setting

Includes a matrix indicating which games are most appropriate for specific team isues

Contains sample exercises using game "frames" that allow you to create your own games

Is completely reproducible, saving you time and money!

"Games That Teach Teams is packed with activites that can help your team increase its ability to learn from its successes and failures and its ability to work together."
--Rick Mauer, consultant; author of Beyond the Walls of Resistance

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Pfeiffer; 1 edition (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787948357
• ISBN-13: 978-0787948351
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #717,522 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two Thumbs up for this great teaching tool!, May 3, 2000

By A Customer

I manage an office of 70 lawyers that needed team building skills, but have a deep scepticism about the usual drills. I found this book to be clearly written, well organized and easy to adapt to my training needs. We used several of the games at a recent office retreat to great success. I strongly recommend Games That Teach Teams to anyone who wants to get their team to work, and play, better.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Context, Very Practical, December 21, 1999

By	"[e-mail]" (Annandale, VA USA) - See all my reviews

I've read this cover-to-cover and had a chance to actually use a number of the activities in it with some of my clients. This book is a rare combination of background and context that will provide a powerful grounding for new trainers, inexperienced facilitators and managers asked to help build a team while also combining great explanation and setup for a wide range of activities that senior practitioners and OD professionals can use immediately. The explanations for each activity are clear and also cover what could go wrong as well as how to modify the activity and debrief instructions. I found the matrix in the book (talking about what activities could be used for what kinds of teams and what kinds of dynamics/needs) to be especially strong. If you do OD, facilitation,or work in teams, this is a very useful book. I don't find many games and activities books that are appropriate for a wide range of users--this one is. I very highly recommend it.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than a team activity book..., April 25, 2000

By	jennifer whitcomb (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

if you are in the process for building a team and looking for activites to teach effective team behaviors, then this book is for you. This book can be used for a team just starting to work together or teams who have been working together for quite some time. There is much more to this book than the 21 teams provided.

The first section helps you determine what type of team you have by classifying teams. In the next section there is a model and structure for effective team development. Once you've determined the team classification and team development area, then you can use the handy matrix to select the most appropriate activity.

The book provides very helpful facilitation strategies for before, during and processing each activity. Each of the 21 activities has detailed well though out instructions and reproducible handouts. You have everything you need to facilitate any of the activities in this book.