Quick Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers : 50 Team Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes

Книга Quick Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers: 50 Team... Quick Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers: 50 Team Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 MinutesКниги Менеджмент Автор: Adele B. Lynn Год издания: 2007 Формат: pdf Издат.:AMACOM Страниц: 192 Размер: 1,6 ISBN: 0814408958 Язык: Английский0 (голосов: 0) Оценка:In a team situation, many issues -- like lack of trust and commitment, unresolved conflicts, and the inability of individuals to understand how their actions impact the rest of the team -- can stop even the most promising groups from delivering great results. This simple, easy-to-use book gives managers, supervisors, and team leaders activities to help their teams overcome emotional obstacles and become more effective. Readers will find powerful, proven exercises they can use to help employees:\* identify individual and team mood \* deal with anger and emotional triggers \* avert, rather than avoid, conflict \* encourage communication \* overcome fear and other obstacles \* understand and manage competition \* honor differences \* assess team strengths and weaknesses \* pick up on cues from teammates \* control the emotional climate of the team Each activity is followed by a discussion of its purpose, how to use it, and a list of post- activity questions to help solidify each lesson. This practical, effective collection of proven exercises will elicit the best from any team. This simple, easy-to-use book gives managers, supervisors, and team leaders activities to help their teams overcome emotional obstacles and become more effective. In a team situation, many issues — like lack of trust and commitment, unresolved conflicts, and the inability of individuals to understand how their actions impact the rest of the team — can stop even the most promising groups from delivering great results. In Quick Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers , you will find powerful, proven exercises they can use to help employees: identify individual and team mood deal with anger and emotional triggers avert, rather than avoid, conflict encourage communication overcome fear and other obstacles understand and manage competition honor differences assess team strengths and weaknesses pick up on cues from teammates control the emotional climate of the team Each activity is followed by a discussion of its purpose, how to use it, and a list of post-activity questions to help solidify each lesson. This practical, effective collection of proven exercises will elicit the best from any team. Any manager knows that emotional issues-such as lack of trust and commitment, unresolved conflicts, and the inability of individuals to understand how their actions impact others-can stop even the most promising teams from delivering great results. This book gives you powerful, proven exercises you can use to help you and your team: identify individual and team mood, deal with anger and emotional triggers, avert conflict, encourage communication, overcome fear and other obstacles, understand and manage competition, honor differences, assess team strengths and weaknesses, pick up on cues from teammates, control the emotional climate of the team. Simple and easy-to-use, Quick Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers gives you the tools you need to get fast, powerful results from any team. If you're managing a team, you know that emotional issues -- such as lack of trust and commitment, unresolved conflicts, and the inability of individuals to understand how their actions impact others -- can stop even the most promising groups from delivering great results. This book gives you powerful, proven exercises you can use to help you and your team. The book follows each activity with a discussion of its purpose, how to use it, and a list of post-activity questions to help solidify each lesson. Simple and easy-to-use, Quick Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers gives you the tools you need to get fast, powerful results from any team ConclusionChapter 5: The Activities; EQ 1: Mood Check; EQ 2: I can Top That; EQ 3: Lead Balloons; EQ 4: When Things Go Wrong-Our Team M.O.; EQ 5: Helium Balloons; EQ 6: Hair Triggers or Hot Buttons; EQ 7: Spirit Killers; EQ 8: UP; EQ 9: Strung Tight-Understanding M.O.s during High Stress; EQ 10: Team Trophies; EQ 11: Thank you for the Gifts; EQ 12: Who Said That?; EQ 13: Choir Director; EQ 14: Five Team Strengths-A 360 Assessment; EQ 15: Five Team Weaknesses-A 360 Assessment; EQ 16: Speak Up; EQ 17: Keep your Eye on the Eye; EQ 18: My Dirty Dozen; EQ 19: Search Warrants for the Dirty Dozen Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: A Guide to the 50 Activities; Chapter 2: What you'll See for Each Activity; Level of Risk; Purpose; Why is this Important?; When to use this Activity; Set the Stage; Materials; The Activity; Key Questions; A Word of Caution; Variation; Ask for Commitment; Chapter 3: How to use this Book; Before the Activity; During the Activity; After the Activity; Chapter 4: For the Leader; Your Mindset/Role Model; Learn More; Reinforce Behaviors; Timing and Readiness; As Your Team Develops; What If EQ 20: PFAT Self-ScanEQ 21: PFAT Group Scan; EQ 22: People and Perceptions; EQ 23: Tuning In; EQ 24: But I didn't Mean ... ; EQ 25: Trading Spaces; EQ 26: What Else?; EQ 27: Channel Surfing; EQ 28: Voices in Harmony; EQ 29: Color My World; EQ 30: And Now a Word from Our Sponsor; EQ 31: Emotional Trophies; EQ 32: Secret Admirer; EQ 33: Accomplishments Flower Garden; EQ 34: Profiles in Respect; EQ 35: Perfect Team; EQ 36: Gut Check; EQ 37: Timed Reflection; EQ 38: Best Failure; EQ 39: First Impression; EQ 40: I Think; I Feel; EQ 41: Cartoon Characters; EQ 42: Throwing Rocks EQ 43: The Pause ButtonEQ 44: The Pause Elf; EQ 45: Best Practices; EQ 46: Heroes; EQ 47: It's in the Air; EQ 48: My Mantra; EQ 49: Flying Values; EQ 50: What's Different?; Recommended Resources; Index; About the Author Adele B. Lynn. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.