dealing with change and its effects: anger
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Part I. Getting Ready
CHAPTER 1. How to Run a Successful Team-Building Activity 7
Step 1. Before: Select a pertinent activity for your team 7
Step 2. Before: Prepare for your team-building activity 8
Step 3. During: Explain the activity to the team 10
Step 4. During: Check for understanding before beginning 12
Step 5. During: Run the activity 13
Step 6. During: Debrief the activity 14
Step 7. After: Reinforce the learning back on the job 16
CHAPTER 2. What Could Go Wrong in a Team-Building Activity 17
Part II. The Activities
CHAPTER 3. Welcoming: Introductions and Icebreakers 31
Bet You Didn't Know This 32
Cell Phone Rings 35
Haiku 38
Hangman 40
Heads or Tails 43
Human Poker 46
I am . . . 50
Kids' Stuff 53
Pennies and Dice 56
Scramble 59
Word Count 62
CHAPTER 4. Battling: Games That Teach Healthy Competition 65
Balloon Battle 66
Chopsticks 69
Cotton Balls 72
Higher Lower 75
Marshmallow Dodge Ball 78
Snake Eyes 81
Tablecloth 85
Tall Towers 88
Team Scores 91
Unshuffle 95
CHAPTER 5. Teamwork: Challenges That Require Cooperation 99
Buttermilk Line 100
CONNECTIONS 103
CROSSING THE LINE 106
DOLLAR BILL 109
HOUSE 112
LETTER #27 115
LICENSE PLATES 117
ONE SYLLABLE 120
PUZZLED VISION 123
REACH FOR THE STARS 126
STICK IN THE MIDDLE 128
CHAPTER 6. Creativity: Challenges That Encourage Out-of-the-Box Thinking 131
ABCs 132
FAILURE STRATEGIES 135
FISHBOWL 138
FIST 140
JOB TITLES 143
MONSTERS 146
NEWSPAPER COSTUMES 148
SECRET AGENDA 151
STATUE MAKER 154
THE SWAMP 157
CHAPTER 7. Support: Activities to Appreciate and Help Each Other 161
Anonymous Feedback 162
GARBAGE 166
ONE WORD 169
POSITIVE ENVELOPES 172
SECRET COACH 175
TOMBSTONE 178
TOTEM POLES 181
TROPHIES 184
Index 187
About the Author 191
