Mỗi nhóm có thể được hưởng lợi từ các bài tập xây dựng đội. Nhưng đôi khi nó là không thực tế để tham gia vào một sáng kiến đào tạo quy mô đầy đủ. Bây giờ, người giám sát, quản lý, và các nhà lãnh đạo đội có 50 đội hoạt động xây dựng để lựa chọn, tất cả đều có thể được thực hiện với không có cơ sở vật chất đặc biệt, chi phí lớn, hoặc kinh nghiệm đào tạo trước đó. Độc giả sẽ tìm thấy các bài tập tham gia: * Xây dựng đội bóng. | CHAPTER 1 How to Run a Successful Team-Building Activity Step 1. Before Select an activity that s good for your team. The best team-building activity can become the worst team-building experience when there is no clear objective. Why spend the time effort and money on an activity if you can t identify the business reason or team benefit you expect as a result If all you want is to have some fun and kill some time play a parlor game and enjoy. But if you want to improve your team s effectiveness you need to select an activity that will give you your desired results Start with a clear objective in mind. What specifically do you want your team to learn or accomplish Think about it. Your goal should be Attainable by your team. Relevant and applicable to where they are as a team right now. Something that will be reinforced long after this activity. Plan on this activity being one of many small steps your team will start taking now. Remember an effective team is built primarily on QUICK TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITIES FOR BUSY MANAGERS 7 trust. Trust and thus team-building can rarely be accomplished in one giant leap. Match your goal to the activity in this book that will best help you get the results you want. If there is more than one good match do one activity now and another one at a later date. A NOTE ON COMPETITION Competition can be a good thing. It can excite energize and challenge people to participate better. Do not assume that competition naturally brings out the best in everyone though. It can also deflate discourage and create unnecessary lingering conflict. As the final judge in competitive activities you risk becoming the bad guy as well. So only you can say how competitive you want your team-building activity to be. The most important thing is to be deliberate in your decision so you can justify it with a clear objective if necessary. Consider The current level of competition within the team. The emotional health of the participants in dealing with defeat. How .