Big Book of Leadership Games: Quick, Fun Activities to Improve Communication, Increase Productivity, and Bring Out the Best in Employees (Big Book Of... (McGraw-Hill)) - Hardcover

Deming

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071832254 ISBN 13: 9780071832250

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2004

Synopsis

Dozens of engaging ways to forge good working relationships between managers and their staffs

This book offers managers 50 fun, illuminating experiential activities for building a positive, open, and productive relationship with the people they manage. Unlike ropes courses and other off-site management activities, The Big Book of Leadership Games features activities that can be used in the workplace during staff meetings, as a part of training sessions, or even in the course of daily work. This empowering guide shows leaders how to:

• Tap employees' creativity and boost their self-confidence
• Create and sustain a mutual trust with employees
• Break down communication barriers and increase collaboration
• Bring about a positive climate in the workplace
• Encourage higher productivity
• Solicit constructive feedback

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A treasury of fun, simple games and activities to help you become a more effective leader and build a happier, more productive work environment

Whether you work in retail, high tech, manufacturing, health care, entertainment, or any other type of profit, nonprofit, or government organization, The Big Book of Leadership Games can help you become a more effective leader and have fun in the process. This book provides you with fifty games and activities to help you hone your management skills while forging better working relationships between you and your staff and among staff members themselves. You'll promote greater job satisfaction, increase employee loyalty, and ramp up productivity.

The unique games and activities in this book are designed for a busy workplace, and most can be accomplished in twenty minutes or less--during staff meetings, in training sessions, or even in the course of a regular work day.

These simple, illuminating activities are guaranteed to help you:

• Create and sustain trust between you and your staff
• Break down communication barriers
• Establish a strong rapport with the people you manage
• Increase collaboration among all staff members
• Tap employees' creativity and innovation
• Improve performance and productivity
• Delegate responsibilities and empower employees
• Reduce stress and create a more upbeat, congenial work environment
• Gain powerful insights on leadership from your staff

About the Author:

Vasudha K. Deming is a director at Impact Learning Systems, a California-based training and consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations master positive management techniques and core communication skills. She has been active in the field of training and development since 1992 as an instructional designer, author, trainer, and consultant.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0071832254
• ISBN 13: 9780071832250
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176