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What Defines Team Building? |
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Chapter 1 WHAT TO CONSIDER BEFORE CHOOSING THE RIGHT TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY |
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Before You Begin a Team Building Session |
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Chapter 2 BREAK THE ICE: SIMPLE ICEBREAKERS AND EXERCISES FOR NEWLY FORMED TEAMS |
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2 Who am I (Introduce your coworker) |
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3 Who am I (TV character) |
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4 Who am I (Embarrassing moment) |
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5 Who am I (Favorite job) |
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6 Who am I (Favorite class) |
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9 Getting to know my colleagues |
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12 What are you advertising? |
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Learn About Your Colleagues |
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16 `J' is for jumping jacks |
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19 Color personality tests |
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33 The bait and switch hunt |
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39 Cake walk alternate version |
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Chapter 3 WORKING TOGETHER: TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES FOR NEW AND OLD TEAMS |
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44 Can we build it alternate version |
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46 Team feud alternate version |
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70 The plastic cup pyramid |
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71 The great hunt purpose |
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Chapter 4 SAME COMPANY, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS: COLLABORATION ACTIVITIES FOR TEAMS FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS |
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73 Team slogan alternate version |
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76 Ideas on building blocks |
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82 Mouse trap alternate version |
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84 Double Jeopardy Ping-Pong |
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85 Triangulate your space |
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90 Mummy wrap alternate version |
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91 Spaghetti and gummy bears |
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92 Build your team's house |
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Chapter 5 TEAM BONDING: ACTIVITIES TO MAKE YOUR TEAMS STRONGER |
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97 Fortune teller alternate version |
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99 No ifs about it -- only buts or ands |
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100 No ifs about it -- only buts or ands alternate version |
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101 No ifs about it -- only buts or ands alternate version two |
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103 There is no `I' in team |
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114 How well do you know your teammate? |
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117 Bridge over happy waters |
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123 Make a new team alternate version |
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124 What do you think of her? |
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128 Awesome begins with `A' |
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130 Colors of the rainbow |
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134 Road/Park/Beach cleanup |
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136 Build a house/Habitat for Humanity |
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137 Volunteer at an animal shelter |
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138 Volunteer at a nursing home |
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139 Cook for the needy on holidays |
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140 Donate to children and families in need |
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141 Soldier care packages |
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142 Organize or participate in a 5K |
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146 Shopping for an office event |
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148 Monthly birthday celebrations |
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152 Cinderella, Cinderella |
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154 Frankenstein's monster |
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155 Badminton by the numbers |
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156 One, two, untie your shoe |
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157 Younger employee meet-ups: lunch, beach, or bowling |
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Chapter 6 COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY: LISTENING AND TALKING EXERCISES FOR YOUR TEAM |
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158 Do you hear what I hear? |
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160 Can you follow directions? |
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161 What is my crazy line? |
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167 Tell me about it alternate version |
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168 Tell me about your day |
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176 How does that make you feel? |
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178 Listen and build alternate version |
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179 Listen and build alternate version two |
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185 Team body art alternate version |
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189 Writing for the future |
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190 Writing for the future alternate version |
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194 The complete story alternate version |
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195 Mad-lib mission statement |
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202 Definitions alternate version |
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Chapter 7 TRUST YOUR TEAMMATES: TRUST EXERCISES THAT WILL MOTIVATE YOUR EMPLOYEES |
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208 Company concentration debate |
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209 Blind leading the blind |
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214 Task master alternate version |
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216 Blind obstacle course |
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223 The many legged monster |
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225 Till death do us part |
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226 Till death do us part alternate version |
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227 You drive, I'll shift |
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231 Mini-marshmallow pass |
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Chapter 8 PROBLEM SOLVING: CHALLENGES FOR YOUR TEAM MEMBERS TO SOLVE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS |
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236 What's wrong with the picture? |
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237 What are you doing this week? |
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238 Were you paying attention? |
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240 Shark-infested waters |
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244 Hot topic alternate version |
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252 Over, under, and through the woods |
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253 The 20-foot monster purpose |
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255 No talking on the lifeline |
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270 Said the spider to the fly |
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281 All tied up -- group walk |
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289 Fix it alternate version |
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290 One person's trash is another person's treasure |
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Chapter 10 THINK POSITIVE THOUGHTS: ACTIVITIES THAT WILL SPREAD POSITIVITY FROM EMPLOYEE TO EMPLOYEE |
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296 Share a defining moment |
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297 Hero, highlight, hardship |
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299 If you really knew me |
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309 Superheroes alternate version |
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311 Destruction of property |
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319 Self-esteem pillow sheets |
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322 Hunting for happiness |
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324 Personal advertisements |
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327 Newspaper ads alternate version |
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332 One step into the future |
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336 Take a breath exercise one |
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343 Three truths and a lie (virtual version) |
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355 Celebrate 5th Fridays |
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356 Whose office is it anyway? |
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357 Conference call trivia |
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358 Online Catchphrase or Charades |
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360 Virtual diversity bingo |
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297 | (2) |
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363 Virtual coffee break or happy hour |
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297 | (1) |
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364 Virtual team lunch on dinner |
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298 | (1) |
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365 Catch up via video call |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (4) |
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299 | (2) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (4) |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
Glossary |
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307 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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309 | (2) |
Index |
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