The big book of business games : icebreakers, creativity exercises, and meeting energizers / John W. Newstrom and Edward E. Scannell.

ISBN:

9780070464766

Title:

Author:

Newstrom, John W.

Personal Author:

Newstrom, John W.

Publication Information:

New York : McGraw-Hill, c1996.

Physical Description:

ix, 170 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Introduction to Business Games -- Sect. 1. Climate Setting, Icebreakers, and Session Openers -- Sect. 2. Motivating Your Group -- Sect. 3. Creative Problem Solving -- Sect. 4. Managing Change: Dealing with Resistance and Getting Buy-In -- Sect. 5. Surfacing Hidden on-the-Job Problems -- Sect. 6. Team-Building Exercises -- Sect. 7. Presentation Boosters -- Sect. 8. Communication, Listening, and Feedback Activities.

Subject Term:

Management games.

Communication in management.

Business meetings.

Decision making.

Added Author:

Scannell, Edward E.

Format:

Books

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

1996

Publication Information:

New York : McGraw-Hill, c1996.

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Summary

Break the ice at your next meeting with The Big Book of Business Games!

In this exciting resource book, two of today's acknowledged games masters serve up a cookbook of activities that you can learn to use, guaranteed to generate a lively discussion, or simply give a group a "breather" from the monotony of a boring staff meeting or presentation. Each of the 75 group games and activities here is adapted from the best-selling Games Trainers Play series and shortened to suit the needs of managers and team leaders to use with their departments, staff, or committees.

Author Notes

Dr. John W. Newstrom and Edward E. Scannell are respected authors, professional speakers, and seminar leaders. They are the coauthors of McGraw-Hill's best-selling Games Trainers Play series, which has sold more than 200,000 copies.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Chapter 1. Introduction to Business Games	p. 1
Chapter 2. How to Use This Book	p. 7
Section 1. Climate Setting, Icebreakers, and Session Openers	p. 21
Easy Ways to Break the Ice	p. 22
Who Are You?	p. 24
Bingo Game	p. 26
The 30-Second Monolog	p. 28
Treasure Hunt	p. 30
Limericks	p. 32
Section 2. Motivating Your Group	p. 33
Warm Fuzzies Feel Sooooooo Good!	p. 34
Three Types of People	p. 36
Making Work Like Play	p. 38
Just a Little Bit Better	p. 41
Awareness of Others' Needs	p. 43
Success Is	p. 47
Section 3. Creative Problem Solving	p. 49
We're All Wealthy!	p. 50
Consultant for a Minute	p. 53
The Mind Is a Wonderful Thing	p. 55
Brainteasers	p. 58
Outside the Box	p. 69
Count the Squares	p. 74
What If?	p. 77
Brainstorming Revisited	p. 79
Pack Up Your Troubles	p. 80
No Time to Waste	p. 82
Section 4. Managing Change: Dealing with Resistance and Getting Buy-In	p. 85
Perceptual Barriers to Change	p. 86
Action Planning for Changes	p. 89
Confronting Myths	p. 92
Managing Change	p. 95
Change Is the Name of This Game	p. 97
Searching for Quality	p. 99
Section 5. Surfacing Hidden on-the-Job Problems	p. 103
I Wish, I Wish	p. 104
Ten Simple Questions?	p. 105
Portrait of My Job	p. 108
Our Customer Is Wealthy	p. 109
Section 6. Team-Building Exercises	p. 113
The Jigsaw Puzzle	p. 114
Is It a "Go" or "No Go"?	p. 117
What's in (on) a Penny?	p. 119
The Human Spider Web	p. 124
Everyone Holds the Key to the Puzzle	p. 126
Most? Best? Greatest?	p. 128
The Tie That Binds	p. 130
Giving and Getting	p. 132
A Bag Full of Money	p. 134
Team Leadership Test	p. 136
Traits of Leadership	p. 138
Section 7. Presentation Boosters	p. 141
Rapid Review	p. 142
What's on Your Mind?	p. 144
Poker-Faced Participation	p. 146
Fairness in Negotiations	p. 148
How Did This Meeting Go?	p. 150
Section 8. Communication, Listening, and Feedback Activities	p. 153
Let's Play Ball!	p. 154
Can We Talk?	p. 156
Fire, Aim, Ready?	p. 159
Nonverbal Introductions	p. 162
Let's Talk	p. 164
The Animal Analogy	p. 166

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