More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers: 50 New Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes »

Brian Cole Miller (Dublin, OH) is the principal of Working Solutions, Inc., a management training and consulting firm whose clients include FranklinCovey, Nationwide Insurance, and the UPS Store. He is the author of the best-selling Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers (0-8144-7201-X) and Keeping Employees Accountable for Results (0-8144-7320-2).

Most managers, supervisors, and team leaders realize the importance of team-building, but just can't seem to find the time in their busy schedules. More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers provides the solution! The book contains 50 all-new exercises that can be conducted in 15 minutes or less, and which require no special facilities, big expense, or previous training experience. Each activity is presented in just a few short pages with all the relevant information including a list of materials needed, the purpose of the exercise, and handy tips for success, all highlighted for easy reference. Readers will find fun and effective activities for:
* building new teams and helping teams with new members
* finding creative ways to work together and solve problems
* increasing and improving communication
* keeping competition healthy and productive within the team
* dealing with change and its effects: anger, fear, frustration
* and more.

The book also includes special guidance for "virtual teams," whose members are in different locations but must work as a unit. For anyone charged with the task of bringing teams together, this book is the answer.