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The document provides information and suggestions for team-building activities at a conference in October 2014. It includes examples of table top discussions, an engagement connection activity with fill-in-the-blank statistics, an exercise called "The Brick" involving coming up with alternative uses for a brick, and speed networking questions. Suggestions are also given for modifying and finding more information on the different exercises.

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Team-building!| 1/1/2014 0 1 SW Washington SHRM Conference Team- building! October 2014
Copyrighted presentation 1 Team-building! | 1/1/2014 Team-building! Table Top Discussions Put a question on a PowerPoint slide and have it projected when people are coming in to the meeting, event, etc. It is an easy way for organic introductions. Please introduce yourself & tell a little about your role to others at your table and let them know your first car! Other ideas: With your group, come up with a list of cities that do not have an a in the name Engagement Connection A happy employee is a productive one who can boost the bottom line. How much? Here are some numbers from Fast Company: _____ % higher profitability (Gallup) _____ % more productivity (Hay Group) _____ % higher sales (Shawn Achor) _____ % more innovation (Harvard Business Review) _____ % lower turnover (Gallup) _____ % less safety incidents (Babcock Marine Clyde) _____ % decrease in sick leave (Forbes) _____ % less burnout (Harvard Business Review) Source: Fast Company - Happiness Secrets From The Staff Of Delivering Happiness At Work Team Individuals Culture ____ % / words _____% / tone of voice ________ % / body language Professor Albert Mehrabian's communications model
Copyrighted presentation 2 Team-building! | 1/1/2014 The Brick
Copyrighted presentation 3 Team-building! | 1/1/2014 1 ___________________________ 2 ___________________________ 3 ___________________________ 4 ___________________________ 5 ___________________________ 6 ___________________________ 7 ___________________________ 8 ___________________________ 9 ___________________________ 10 ___________________________ 1 ___________________________ 2 ___________________________ 3 ___________________________ 4 ___________________________ 5 ___________________________ 6 ___________________________ 7 ___________________________ 8 ___________________________ 9 ___________________________ 10 ___________________________
Copyrighted presentation Page 4 4 Speed Networking Ask name and 1 question from below move on! Yoga or boot camp? Where was your favorite vacation? Or, where is your dream vacation? What are your favorite sports or activities? What skills do you admire in others? If you could meet anyone alive or from history who is it? What are you currently reading? Early bird or night owl? Tea or coffee? Pulp or no pulp? Other questions from group: Links to information on exercises Table Top Exercises use examples as templates. You can also search the web for ideas. Maui! learned about this word of mouth but below are some resources Aha! The New Neuroscience of Creative Insight, by John Kounios and Mark Beeman (Random House, 2011) The Brick - Alternative Uses Test http://www.ehow.com/list_7573507_20-uses-brick.html http://www.indiana.edu/~bobweb/Handout/d1.uses.htm Handwriting Exercise http://www.isixsigma.com/training/training-materials-aids/change-game-engaging-exercises-teach- change/ Speed Networking use the template for inspiration to come up with your own questions Whats in the Bag use inexpensive and creative items for this activity

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  • 1. Team-building!| 1/1/2014 0 1 SW Washington SHRM Conference Team- building! October 2014
  • 2. Copyrighted presentation 1 Team-building! | 1/1/2014 Team-building! Table Top Discussions Put a question on a PowerPoint slide and have it projected when people are coming in to the meeting, event, etc. It is an easy way for organic introductions. Please introduce yourself & tell a little about your role to others at your table and let them know your first car! Other ideas: With your group, come up with a list of cities that do not have an a in the name Engagement Connection A happy employee is a productive one who can boost the bottom line. How much? Here are some numbers from Fast Company: _____ % higher profitability (Gallup) _____ % more productivity (Hay Group) _____ % higher sales (Shawn Achor) _____ % more innovation (Harvard Business Review) _____ % lower turnover (Gallup) _____ % less safety incidents (Babcock Marine Clyde) _____ % decrease in sick leave (Forbes) _____ % less burnout (Harvard Business Review) Source: Fast Company - Happiness Secrets From The Staff Of Delivering Happiness At Work Team Individuals Culture ____ % / words _____% / tone of voice ________ % / body language Professor Albert Mehrabian's communications model
  • 3. Copyrighted presentation 2 Team-building! | 1/1/2014 The Brick
  • 4. Copyrighted presentation 3 Team-building! | 1/1/2014 1 ___________________________ 2 ___________________________ 3 ___________________________ 4 ___________________________ 5 ___________________________ 6 ___________________________ 7 ___________________________ 8 ___________________________ 9 ___________________________ 10 ___________________________ 1 ___________________________ 2 ___________________________ 3 ___________________________ 4 ___________________________ 5 ___________________________ 6 ___________________________ 7 ___________________________ 8 ___________________________ 9 ___________________________ 10 ___________________________
  • 5. Copyrighted presentation Page 4 4 Speed Networking Ask name and 1 question from below move on! Yoga or boot camp? Where was your favorite vacation? Or, where is your dream vacation? What are your favorite sports or activities? What skills do you admire in others? If you could meet anyone alive or from history who is it? What are you currently reading? Early bird or night owl? Tea or coffee? Pulp or no pulp? Other questions from group: Links to information on exercises Table Top Exercises use examples as templates. You can also search the web for ideas. Maui! learned about this word of mouth but below are some resources Aha! The New Neuroscience of Creative Insight, by John Kounios and Mark Beeman (Random House, 2011) The Brick - Alternative Uses Test http://www.ehow.com/list_7573507_20-uses-brick.html http://www.indiana.edu/~bobweb/Handout/d1.uses.htm Handwriting Exercise http://www.isixsigma.com/training/training-materials-aids/change-game-engaging-exercises-teach- change/ Speed Networking use the template for inspiration to come up with your own questions Whats in the Bag use inexpensive and creative items for this activity