Book Review: Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Team Building . Team building involves the selection, training and motivation of a group of people working toward a common goal. Gina Gardiner is the Official Guide to Team Building. Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers, by Brian Cole Miller, is a valuable resource for people interested in Team Building Ideas and it is available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

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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:nn * Building new teams and helping teams with new members nn * Dealing with change and its effects: anger, fear, frustration, and more nn * Recognizing individual efforts and team accomplishments nn * Finding creative ways to work together and solve problems nn * Increasing and improving communication nn * Leveraging diversity and individual differences to meet team goals nn * Keeping competition healthy and productive within the team nn nnInstructions 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.