CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Getting Ready
CHAPTER 1. How to Run a Successful Team-Building Activity
STEP 1. BEFORE: SELECT AN ACTIVITY THAT’S GOOD FOR YOUR TEAM
STEP 2. BEFORE: PREPARE FOR YOUR TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITY
STEP 3. DURING: EXPLAIN THE ACTIVITY TO THE TEAM
STEP 4. DURING: CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING BEFORE BEGINNING
STEP 5. DURING: RUN THE ACTIVITY
STEP 6. DURING: DEBRIEF THE ACTIVITY
STEP 7. AFTER: REINFORCE THE LEARNING BACK ON THE JOB
CHAPTER 2. What Could Go Wrong in a Team-Building Activity
Part II. The Activities
CHAPTER 3. Communication: Listening and Influencing
$2 NEGOTIATION
CARD TRIANGLES
LISTEN UP
ME, MYSELF, AND I
ORIGAMI
SHARED VALUES
WASHING MACHINES
CHAPTER 4. Connecting: Getting to Know Each Other
A DAY IN THE LIFE …
GOSSIP TIME
HUMAN BILLBOARDS
MY N.A.M.E.
A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
RATHER THAN
READY, SET, REORGANIZE!
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
SWEET STORIES
CHAPTER 5. Cooperation: Working Together as a Team
CATCH!
PASS THE CARD
POPCORN
PUZZLED
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
STAR POWER
TIED!
UNITED HEARTS
CHAPTER 6. Coping: Dealing with Change
CHANGE TIME LINE
GUESS AND SWITCH
INDEX TOWERS
MACHINES
MAKEOVERS
NUMBERS
PUZZLED THUMBS
SIMON SEZ
WRONG-HANDED PICTURE
CHAPTER 7. Creativity: Solving Problems Together
SEVEN HANDS
BALLOON SCULPTURES
CARD STACK
CONSULTANTS
IMPROVE THIS
ONE-WORDED STORIES
PAPER SHUFFLE
CHAPTER 8. Teamwork: Appreciating and Supporting Each Other
BLAME GAME
BUT NOTHING (FEEDBACK)
BUT NOTHING (IDEAS)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
JUNK TO JEWELS
KUDOS
LABELS
RAINBOW OF DIVERSITY
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ME
ZYX
Index
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