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Discover how to unleash the full potential of your meetings Inefficient meetings plague even the most well-run organizations. In 50 Activities to Kickstart Your Meetings, productivity and games expert Sivasailam Thiagarajan explains how to use fifty tried-and-true methods to get the most out of every meeting. This book teaches the strategy of employing games, activities, and simulations to facilitate extraordinary meeting productivity and creativity. It teaches meeting planners and organizers how to use games and simulations to enhance all types of meetings: Understand organizational opportunities and problems Generate alternative ideas Transform ideas into decisions Translate decisions into actions Written for managers and executives at all levels of governmental, non-profit, and for-profit organizations, 50 Activities to Kickstart Your Meetings transforms traditional meetings into engines of creativity and growth. Thiagarajan uses the extensive experience he has gained in consulting for companies like Google and JP Morgan to teach managers of all stripes how to supercharge their next meeting.

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Two training legends offer you a definitive team sourcebook! The world's two best-known team-building facilitators bring youover thirty-five cutting-edge activities. You'll turn to thistreasury of hassle-free, sure-fire games, exercises, andsimulations time and time again. "In keeping with the tradition of continuous learning aboutteamwork, Thiagi and Parker have hit a home run. Teamwork andTeamplay is a must-have for every training bookshelf." --Harvey A. Robbins, co-author, Why Teams Don't Work "I can think of forty reasons to buy this book: thirty-eight gamesand activities, each a gem--plus two of the best writers in thetraining business. I am truly impressed at how well each activityis designed and how easy the rules are to understand." --Steve Sugar, author, Games That Teach; president, The GameGroup The game formats are varied: some short, some long; someicebreakers, some closers; and much more! A game selection matrixenables you to find a game that suits your situation. Plus,training legends Thiagi and Parker share with you their proveninsights on effective teamwork and facilitation.

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The ultimate resource for improvement and planning! This treasure trove of information gives you expert direction for helping your organization and its employees improve performance. Unlike most resources on organizational improvement that consider only the micro- (individual) and macro- (organization) levels, this guide incorporates the mega- (customer/client) level in planning success. Among the many leading contributors to this volume are: Dale M. Brethower Diane Dormant Judith Hale Roger Kaufman Danny G. Langdon Bette Madson Ann W. Parkman Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan Odin Westgaard Jack Zigon . . . and many more! You'll learn vital performance improvement steps including: Defining objectives and ensuring that they are useful Determining what results to achieve Designing and implementing interventions, programs, and activities that will achieve results Planning appropriate evaluation efforts . . . and much more! The Guidebook for Performance Improvement draws on all the current improvement approaches--quality, reengineering, job-task analysis, reward programs, and others--synthesizes those ideas, and offers you a wide range of success strategies to maximize workplace performance. A desk reference like no other, this book gives you cutting-edge tips and techniques for achieving organizational breakthroughs.Selected Contents: --The Origins and Critical Attributes of Human Performance Technology Research and Development Origins of Performance Systems Social Responsibility --A Strategic-Planning Framework: Mega Planning Preparing Performance Indicators and Objectives Needs-Assessment Basics Business-Unit Performance Analysis and Development Organizational Mapping Job-Task Analysis --The Hierarchy of Interventions Applications of Total Quality Concepts to Organizational Effectiveness Developing Front-line Employees: A New Challenge for Achieving Organizational Effectiveness Job Aids Recruitment and Turnover Accountability for Staff Turnover Performance Management Program Management: Its Relationship to the Project Rewards and Performance Incentives Developing Test and Assessment Items Quality Management/Continuous Improvement Performance Appraisal

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