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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface .............................................................................................................................................. 3
What is Courseware? ................................................................................................................................ 3
How Do I Customize My Course? .............................................................................................................. 3
Materials Required ................................................................................................................................... 4
Maximizing Your Training Power .............................................................................................................. 5
Icebreakers ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Icebreaker: Friends Indeed ........................................................................................................................ 7
Training Manual Sample ..................................................................................................................... 8
Sample Module: What Are the Benefits of Team Building? ..................................................................... 9
Instructor Guide Sample ................................................................................................................... 17
Sample Module: What Are the Benefits of Team Building? ................................................................... 18
Activities ......................................................................................................................................... 27
Quick Reference Sheets .................................................................................................................... 29
Certificate of Completion ................................................................................................................. 31
PowerPoint Sample .......................................................................................................................... 33
Full Course Table of Contents ........................................................................................................... 37
Preface
What is Courseware?
Welcome to Corporate Training Materials, a completely new training
experience!
Our courseware packages offer you top-quality training materials that
are customizable, user-friendly, educational, and fun. We provide your
materials, materials for the student, PowerPoint slides, and a take-
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Best of all, our courseware packages are created in Microsoft Office and can be opened using any
version of Word and PowerPoint. (Most other word processing and presentation programs support
these formats, too.) This means that you can customize the content, add your logo, change the color
scheme, and easily print and e-mail training materials.
How Do I Customize My Course?
Customizing your course is easy. To edit text, just click and type as you would with any document. This is
particularly convenient if you want to add customized statistics for your region, special examples for
your participants’ industry, or additional information. You can, of course, also use all of your word
processor’s other features, including text formatting and editing tools (such as cutting and pasting).
To remove modules, simply select the text and press Delete on your keyboard. Then, navigate to the
Table of Contents, right-click, and click Update Field. You may see a dialog box; if so, click “Update entire
table” and press OK.
(You will also want to perform this step if you add modules or move them around.)
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Materials Required
All of our courses use flip chart paper and markers extensively. (If you prefer, you can use a whiteboard
or chalkboard instead.)
We recommend that each participant have a copy of the Training Manual, and that you review each
module before training to ensure you have any special materials required. Worksheets and handouts are
included within a separate activities folder and can be reproduced and used where indicated. If you
would like to save paper, these worksheets are easily transferrable to a flip chart paper format, instead
of having individual worksheets.
We recommend these additional materials for all workshops:
Laptop with projector, for PowerPoint slides
Quick Reference Sheets for students to take home
Timer or watch (separate from your laptop)
Masking tape
Blank paper
Maximizing Your Training Power
We have just one more thing for you before you get started. Our company is built for trainers, by
trainers, so we thought we would share some of our tips with you, to help you create an engaging,
unforgettable experience for your participants.
Make it customized. By tailoring each course to your participants, you will find that your results
will increase a thousand-fold.
o Use examples, case studies, and stories that are relevant to the group.
o Identify whether your participants are strangers or whether they work together. Tailor
your approach appropriately.
o Different people learn in different ways, so use different types of activities to balance it
all out. (For example, some people learn by reading, while others learn by talking about
it, while still others need a hands-on approach. For more information, we suggest
Experiential Learning by David Kolb.)
Make it fun and interactive. Most people do not enjoy sitting and listening to someone else talk
for hours at a time. Make use of the tips in this book and your own experience to keep your
participants engaged. Mix up the activities to include individual work, small group work, large
group discussions, and mini-lectures.
Make it relevant. Participants are much more receptive to learning if they understand why they
are learning it and how they can apply it in their daily lives. Most importantly, they want to
know how it will benefit them and make their lives easier. Take every opportunity to tie what
you are teaching back to real life.
Keep an open mind. Many trainers find that they learn something each time they teach a
workshop. If you go into a training session with that attitude, you will find that there can be an
amazing two-way flow of information between the trainer and trainees. Enjoy it, learn from it,
and make the most of it in your workshops.
And now, time for the training!
Icebreakers
Each course is provided with a wide range of interactive Icebreakers. The trainer can utilize an
Icebreaker to help facilitate the beginning of the course, as it helps “break the ice” with the
participants. If the participants are new to each other, an icebreaker is a great way to introduce
everyone to each other. If the participants all know each other it can still help loosen up the
room and begin the training session on positive note. Below you will see one of the icebreakers
that can be utilized from the Icebreakers folder.
Icebreaker: Friends Indeed
Purpose
Have the participants moving around and help to make introductions to each other.
Materials Required
Name card for each person
Markers
Preparation
Have participants fill out their name card. Then, ask participants to stand in a circle, shoulder to
shoulder. They should place their name card at their feet. Then they can take a step back. You
as the facilitator should take the place in the center of the circle.
Activity
Explain that there is one less place than people in the group, as you are in the middle and will
be participating. You will call out a statement that applies to you, and anyone to whom that
statement applies must find another place in the circle.
Examples:
Friends who have cats at home
Friends who are wearing blue
Friends who don’t like ice cream
The odd person out must stand in the center and make a statement.
The rules:
You cannot move immediately to your left or right, or back to your place.
Let’s be adults: no kicking, punching, body-checking, etc.
Play a few rounds until everyone has had a chance to move around.
Training Manual Sample
On the following pages is a sample module from our Training Manual. Each of our courses
contains twelve modules with three to five lessons per module. It is in the same format and
contains the same material as the Instructor Guide, which is then shown after the Training
Manual sample, but does not contain the Lesson Plans box which assists the trainer during
facilitation.
The Training Manual can be easily updated, edited, or customized to add your business name
and company logo or that of your clients. It provides each participant with a copy of the
material where they can follow along with the instructor.
Sample Module: What Are the Benefits of Team Building?
Team building has many benefits, to both the organization and the
individual employees that make up the tam. Team building helps to
create a sense of cohesion, reinforce shared goals and values, and
greater camaraderie. Team building also helps teams be more
effective, as they communicate more openly and are more motivated
to pursue shared goals. An investment in team building activities is an
investment in success.
Individual commitment to a group effort
– that is what makes a team work, a
company work, a society work, a
civilization work.
Vince Lombardi
Better Communication and Conflict Resolution
One of the greatest benefits of team building is better communication. People who
have a sense that they are on a team, with shared values and goals, are more likely to
be personally invested in one another. This facilitates communication because people
want to reach shared goals, and have a shared sense of purpose or vision. Team
building helps team members develop strong communication skills, and also helps the
team establish communication systems. Improved conflict resolution is another benefit of team
building. Clearer communication in and of itself helps to facilitate better conflict resolution. The shared
goals and values of a team, along with the increased personal investment and stronger personal
relationships that form in a team, also helps to foster an environment in which conflicts are addressed
openly and productively.
Effectiveness
Team building helps to create more effective teams. Team building activities create a
sense that team members are pulling together toward a common goal or set of goals.
This sense of shared purpose tends to foster effectiveness and productivity. Team
building also helps the team find greater effectiveness through developing skills in
delegating tasks, collaborating, communicating, and creating processes that leverage
each team member’s skills. A team that has a sense that they are working together, and in which the
team members trust each other to honor their commitments, works more efficiently and effectively.
Motivation
Team building activities can be a powerful source of motivation. Spending time
together as a team is a chance to reinforce shared goals, set new shared goals, and
strengthen relationships with team members. A sense of shared goals and values
serves as valuable motivation. When infused with a spirit of healthy competition and
camaraderie, team building activities also motivate team members because there is a sense of not just
working for one’s self but for the good of the entire team. Team building activities help remind your
team what they’re working for and why, which can be a valuable boost to motivation.
Camaraderie
One of the most powerful benefits of team building is a sense of camaraderie. The
reinforcement of shared values and shared goals which goes along with team building
helps create a sense of camaraderie and collegiality. Team building activities help to
strengthen the interpersonal relationships between team members. Team building
gives team members a chance to get to know each other beyond just their work functions, and helps to
foster a sense of shared identity. Taking the time to create relationships that go beyond simply
interacting over work responsibilities helps team members to invest more in each other emotionally and
personally. This creates a sense that team members aren’t just pieces of a process, but people with
feelings and needs. When team members have a sense of camaraderie, they are more likely to want to
collaborate, help each other, and support each other.
Case Study
Gayle’s team was effective enough in their jobs, but she couldn’t help but notice that
they didn’t communicate very well. People did their jobs and met deadlines, but there
was no sense of shared purpose or real sense of camaraderie. She decided that they
needed to spend some time together that wasn’t focused on projects. She blocked a
day off and worked with someone in training to choose some team building activities
they could do together. The company catered in lunch so that the team could spend the day working on
building their sense of team work. At first the team was a little resistant, as they were busy with
projects. However, as the day went on, Gayle noticed that people became more comfortable. At the end
of the day, Terra, one of the team members, said, “I am so glad we did this. I feel like I actually know my
team members know. I didn’t realize how funny Sheldon was! It will be so much easier to work together
now.” Over the next few weeks, several team members commented how much easier it was to
communicate, and Gayle noticed that the team seemed much more cohesive.
Module Two: Review Questions
1. Which is true of team building and communication?
a) It is not necessary on a team with good communication
b) It undermines communication
c) None of these
d) It can improve communication on a team
2. Which of the following is true of team building and conflict resolution?
a) It can help team members avoid conflicts
b) All of these
c) It can help team members resolve conflicts more effectively
d) It can help build stronger relationships which can lead to fewer conflicts
3. How can team building increase effectiveness?
a) All of these
b) It reinforces shared goals
c) It reinforces shared values
d) It can improve team members’ ability to delegate and share tasks
4. What does team building foster that can build effectiveness?
a) A sense of competition
b) Conflicts
c) A sense of shared purpose
d) None of these
5. How can team building activities serve as motivation?
a) They reinforce shared goals
b) All of these
c) They foster camaraderie
d) They foster a sense of fun
6. Team building activities can improve motivation when infused with what?
a) Healthy competition
b) Focus on building relationships
c) Camaraderie
d) All of the above
7. Which is NOT true of camaraderie?
a) All of these
b) It helps motivate a team
c) It helps the team invest in each other
d) It helps reinforce a sense of shared purposes
8. How does a sense of camaraderie benefit the team?
a) It fosters a sense of shared goals and purpose
b) It encourages team members to see each other as people
c) It encourages collaboration
d) All of these
9. What did Gayle notice about her team?
a) They didn’t’ seem to communicate well
b) Sales had dropped off slightly
c) Team member turnover had risen dramatically
d) None of these
10. Who told Gayle that the team building helped?
a) Her boss
b) Her secretary
c) Several team members
d) None of these
Instructor Guide Sample
On the following pages is a sample module from our Instructor Guide. It provides the instructor
with a copy of the material and a Lesson Plans box.
The key benefit for the trainer is the Lesson Plan box. It provides a standardized set of tools to
assist the instructor train that particular lesson. The Lesson Plan box gives an estimated time to
complete the lesson, any materials that are needed for the lesson, recommended activities, and
additional points to assist in delivering the lessons such as Stories to Share and Delivery Tips.
Sample Module: What Are the Benefits of Team Building?
Team building has many benefits, to both the organization and the
individual employees that make up the tam. Team building helps to
create a sense of cohesion, reinforce shared goals and values, and
greater camaraderie. Team building also helps teams be more
effective, as they communicate more openly and are more motivated
to pursue shared goals. An investment in team building activities is an
investment in success.
Individual commitment to a group effort
– that is what makes a team work, a
company work, a society work, a
civilization work.
Vince Lombardi
Alan Collins
Better Communication and Conflict Resolution
One of the greatest benefits of team building is better communication. People who
have a sense that they are on a team, with shared values and goals, are more likely to
be personally invested in one another. This facilitates communication because people
want to reach shared goals, and have a shared sense of purpose or vision. Team
building helps team members develop strong communication skills, and also helps the
team establish communication systems. Improved conflict resolution is another benefit of team
building. Clearer communication in and of itself helps to facilitate better conflict resolution. The shared
goals and values of a team, along with the increased personal investment and stronger personal
relationships that form in a team, also helps to foster an environment in which conflicts are addressed
openly and productively.
Estimated Time 8 minutes
Topic Objective Introduce the concept of better communication and conflict resolution as
benefits of team building
Topic Summary
Communication
Discuss the concept of using team building to improve communication and
conflict resolution
Materials Required Flipboard/chart and markers
Planning Checklist None
Recommended Activity As a group, discuss ways in which team building can improve communication
and conflict resolution. Brainstorm ideas and list these on the board.
Stories to Share Share any personal or relevant stories.
Delivery Tips Invite individual participants to share their nightly routines.
Review Questions How can team building help create better communication and conflict
resolution?
Effectiveness
Team building helps to create more effective teams. Team building activities create a
sense that team members are pulling together toward a common goal or set of goals.
This sense of shared purpose tends to foster effectiveness and productivity. Team
building also helps the team find greater effectiveness through developing skills in
delegating tasks, collaborating, communicating, and creating processes that leverage
each team member’s skills. A team that has a sense that they are working together, and in which the
team members trust each other to honor their commitments, works more efficiently and effectively.
Estimated Time 8 minutes
Topic Objective Introduce the concept of team building fostering effectiveness.
Topic Summary Effectiveness
Discuss the concept of team building fostering effective teams.
Materials Required 01: Effectiveness
Planning Checklist None
Recommended Activity Complete the worksheet individually. Share answers with the class if desired.
Stories to Share Share any personal or relevant stories.
Delivery Tips Encourage everyone to participate.
Review Questions How can team building lead to higher effectiveness?
Motivation
Team building activities can be a powerful source of motivation. Spending time
together as a team is a chance to reinforce shared goals, set new shared goals, and
strengthen relationships with team members. A sense of shared goals and values
serves as valuable motivation. When infused with a spirit of healthy competition and
camaraderie, team building activities also motivate team members because there is a sense of not just
working for one’s self but for the good of the entire team. Team building activities help remind your
team what they’re working for and why, which can be a valuable boost to motivation.
Estimated Time 8 minutes
Topic Objective Explore some ways that team building can be motivating
Topic Summary Motivation
Explore some ways that team building can be motivating
Materials Required Flipboard/chart and markers
Planning Checklist None
Recommended Activity As a class, discuss ways in which team building can serve as motivation.
Brainstorm ideas and list these on the board.
Stories to Share Share any personal relevant stories.
Delivery Tips Encourage everyone to participate.
Review Questions How can team building activities be motivating?
Camaraderie
One of the most powerful benefits of team building is a sense of camaraderie. The
reinforcement of shared values and shared goals which goes along with team building
helps create a sense of camaraderie and collegiality. Team building activities help to
strengthen the interpersonal relationships between team members. Team building
gives team members a chance to get to know each other beyond just their work functions, and helps to
foster a sense of shared identity. Taking the time to create relationships that go beyond simply
interacting over work responsibilities helps team members to invest more in each other emotionally and
personally. This creates a sense that team members aren’t just pieces of a process, but people with
feelings and needs. When team members have a sense of camaraderie, they are more likely to want to
collaborate, help each other, and support each other.
Estimated Time 8 minutes
Topic Objective Introduce the concept of camaraderie
Topic Summary Camaraderie
Consider ways in which team building can create camaraderie.
Materials Required Flipchart/board and marker
Planning Checklist None
Recommended Activity Have the class discuss ways in which team building can create camaraderie.
Brainstorm ideas and list them on the board.
Stories to Share Share any personal, relevant stories.
Delivery Tips Encourage everyone to participate.
Review Questions How can team building help foster camaraderie?
Case Study
Gayle’s team was effective enough in their jobs, but she couldn’t help but notice that
they didn’t communicate very well. People did their jobs and met deadlines, but there
was no sense of shared purpose or real sense of camaraderie. She decided that they
needed to spend some time together that wasn’t focused on projects. She blocked a
day off and worked with someone in training to choose some team building activities
they could do together. The company catered in lunch so that the team could spend the day working on
building their sense of team work. At first the team was a little resistant, as they were busy with
projects. However, as the day went on, Gayle noticed that people became more comfortable. At the end
of the day, Terra, one of the team members, said, “I am so glad we did this. I feel like I actually know my
team members know. I didn’t realize how funny Sheldon was! It will be so much easier to work together
now.” Over the next few weeks, several team members commented how much easier it was to
communicate, and Gayle noticed that the team seemed much more cohesive.
Estimated Time 5 minutes
Topic Objective Outline the Benefits of Team Building case study.
Topic Summary Case study
Discuss the benefits of team building.
Materials Required None
Planning Checklist None
Recommended Activity Discuss the outcome of the case study.
Stories to Share Share any personal, relevant stories.
Delivery Tips Encourage everyone to participate.
Review Questions What benefits did Gayle’s team see from the team building?
Module Two: Review Questions
1. Which is true of team building and communication?
a) It is not necessary on a team with good communication
b) It undermines communication
c) None of these
d) It can improve communication on a team
Team building has many benefits. Improved communication is one of them.
2. Which of the following is true of team building and conflict resolution?
a) It can help team members avoid conflicts
b) All of these
c) It can help team members resolve conflicts more effectively
d) It can help build stronger relationships which can lead to fewer conflicts
Improved conflict resolution is a benefit of team building. Conflicts may be less common and
tend to be resolved more effectively.
3. How can team building increase effectiveness?
a) All of these
b) It reinforces shared goals
c) It reinforces shared values
d) It can improve team members’ ability to delegate and share tasks
Increased team effectiveness is another benefit of team building. Team building reinforces
shared goals and values and helps team members delegate and share work.
4. What does team building foster that can build effectiveness?
a) A sense of competition
b) Conflicts
c) A sense of shared purpose
d) None of these
Team building helps to foster a sense of shared purpose. This can improve effectiveness.
5. How can team building activities serve as motivation?
a) They reinforce shared goals
b) All of these
c) They foster camaraderie
d) They foster a sense of fun
Team building can infuse work with a sense of fun and camaraderie. They also help to reinforced
shared goals. All of this can improve motivation.
6. Team building activities can improve motivation when infused with what?
a) Healthy competition
b) Focus on building relationships
c) Camaraderie
d) All of the above
Team building can be motivating when infused with camaraderie and healthy competition. The
focus on building relationships can also be motivating.
7. Which is NOT true of camaraderie?
a) All of these
b) It helps motivate a team
c) It helps the team invest in each other
d) It helps reinforce a sense of shared purposes
Camaraderie is one of the benefits of team building. It helps to motivate the team, encourages
the team to invest in each other, and reinforces a sense of shared purposes.
8. How does a sense of camaraderie benefit the team?
a) It fosters a sense of shared goals and purpose
b) It encourages team members to see each other as people
c) It encourages collaboration
d) All of these
Camaraderie helps to encourage collaboration and stronger relationships. A sense of shared
goals and purpose is also a benefit of camaraderie.
9. What did Gayle notice about her team?
a) They didn’t’ seem to communicate well
b) Sales had dropped off slightly
c) Team member turnover had risen dramatically
d) None of these
Gayle noticed that her team did not communicate all that well. She decided they needed to do a
team building to help them communicate better.
10. Who told Gayle that the team building helped?
a) Her boss
b) Her secretary
c) Several team members
d) None of these
Several team members told Gayle that the team building had helped them.
Activities
During the facilitation of a lesson Worksheet or Handout may be utilized to help present the
material. If a lesson calls for a Worksheet or Handout it will be listed in the Lesson Plan box
under Materials Required. The trainer can then utilize the Activities folder for the
corresponding material and then provide it to the participants. They are all on separate Word
documents, and are easily edited and customized.
Below you will see the Worksheets or Handouts that are utilized during the training of the
above lesson. They are located in the Activities folder and can be easily printed and edited for
the participants.
Sample Worksheet: Effectiveness
Once you are used to it, you can perform a body scan without the need for a guided meditation, but one
option for beginners is to record your voice talking yourself through the body scan.
You start by lying down on your back in a comfortable space.
Focus your attention on the toes of your left foot and noting anything you observe.
Move your focus to the sole of your left foot, your heel, and the top of your left foot.
Move your focus up your left leg – your ankle, your calf, your knee, your thigh, and finally your
left hip. At this point, you do the same with your right foot and leg all the way up to your right
hip.
Once you have moved your focus up both legs, focus on your mid-section – pelvis, hips, groin,
buttocks – and then move your focus up your main torso – lower back, stomach, insides.
At each point focus on how this part of you feels – are your muscles tense? Do you feel any pain,
aches, coldness, warmth, etc?
Move your focus up the rest of your torso – your solar plexus, chest, breasts, spine, shoulder
blades and shoulders.
Move your focus down the length of your left arm – your shoulder, bicep, elbow, forearm, hand,
and fingers. Then do the same to your right arm.
Focus on the neck and head. Focus on your jaw, your cheeks and ears, eyes, forehead, back of
the head, and finally top of the head. Once you have completed the scan, you can remain in this
state for as long as you choose.
Use the space below to note any feelings or sensations you experienced. Remember that there
is not a correct experience so that all sensations are valid.
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Quick Reference Sheets
Below is an example of our Quick reference Sheets. They are used to provide the participants
with a quick way to reference the material after the course has been completed. They can be
customized by the trainer to provide the material deemed the most important. They are a way
the participants can look back and reference the material at a later date.
They are also very useful as a take-away from the workshop when branded. When a participant
leaves with a Quick Reference Sheet it provides a great way to promote future business.
Activities to Build Trust
Much like trust-building games, trust-
building activities help your team
develop confidence in themselves and
others. Activities designed to build trust
help your team members take calculated
risks in a relatively safe, supportive
environment. This can help them feel
more empowered and confident to take
those risks outside the activity session as
well. Sharing in an activity where one has
to take a risk and succeeds not only
builds trust in his or her team mates, but
helps to build camaraderie. Having
shared in an activity in which they were
vulnerable together changes people’s
relationships, and typically makes them
more willing to trust each other and be
vulnerable in other instances. In addition
to the trust-building games mentioned
earlier, some popular trust-building
activities include:
Obstacle courses
Bungee jumping
Ropes courses
Parasailing
Boundary breaking
Games
Studies show that fostering a sense of play is a great way to
foster camaraderie and team work. Using games also infuses a
sense of fun and, depending on the game, a sense of friendly
competition that can help people open up and form strong
relationships. There are a variety of types of games you can use
in team building, including:
Icebreakers or “get to know you” games
Shared task games
Problem-solving games
Interaction games
No matter what type of game or games you chose for a team
building session, there are several key components to any
effective team building game:
Focus on learning and remembering names
Focus on the game itself
Focus on strengthening relationships
Cheers and pats on the back
Dinner/Potlucks
Sharing food as a method of bonding is a human universal. While your team may sometimes share lunch and other
meals as part of their work, creating social gatherings where the point is to share and enjoy food and not talk about
work is an excellent way to encourage team building. You can plan a dinner out, or you can institute regular potluck
dinners. Potlucks give people a chance to showcase their cooking, and are more budget-friendly than always going
out. Organize potlucks with a theme, and have a sign-up sheet so that people know what’s being brought. Be sure
to take into account team members with special dietary needs (vegetarian, gluten-free, kosher).
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Certificate of Completion
Every course comes with a Certificate of Completion where the participants can be recognized
for completing the course. It provides a record of their attendance and to be recognized for
their participation in the workshop.
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PowerPoint Sample
Below you will find the PowerPoint sample. PowerPoint slides are a great tool to use during the
facilitation of the material; they help to focus on the important points of information presented
during the training.
Full Course Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface ..............................................................................................................................................6
What is Courseware? ................................................................................................................................ 6
How Do I Customize My Course? .............................................................................................................. 6
Materials Required ................................................................................................................................... 8
Maximizing Your Training Power .............................................................................................................. 8
Module One: Getting Started ........................................................................................................... 10
Housekeeping Items................................................................................................................................ 10
The Parking Lot ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Workshop Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 11
Module Two: What are the Benefits of Team Building? ..................................................................... 12
Better Communication and Conflict Resolution ........................................................................................ 2
Effectiveness ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Motivation .............................................................................................................................................. 14
Camaraderie ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Case Study ................................................................................................................................................. 2
Module Two: Review Questions ................................................................................................................ 2
Module Three: Types of Team Building Activities .............................................................................. 20
Games ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Activities ................................................................................................................................................. 21
Education ................................................................................................................................................ 22
Social Gatherings .................................................................................................................................... 23
Case Study ............................................................................................................................................... 23
Module Three: Review Questions ........................................................................................................... 25
Module Four: Games ........................................................................................................................ 28
Games for Introductions ......................................................................................................................... 28
Games to Build Camaraderie .................................................................................................................. 29
Games for Problem-Solving .................................................................................................................... 30
Games to Stimulate Interaction .............................................................................................................. 30
Case Study ............................................................................................................................................... 31
Module Four: Review Questions ............................................................................................................. 33
Module Five: More Team Building Games ......................................................................................... 36
Games to Build Trust .............................................................................................................................. 36
Games to Motivate ................................................................................................................................. 37
Games to Build Communication ............................................................................................................. 38
Games for Conflict Resolution ................................................................................................................ 39
Case Study ............................................................................................................................................... 40
Module Five: Review Questions .............................................................................................................. 41
Module Six: Activities ....................................................................................................................... 44
Activities to Build Camaraderie .............................................................................................................. 44
Activities for Idea Sharing ....................................................................................................................... 45
Activities to Build Trust ........................................................................................................................... 46
Activities to Stimulate Interaction .......................................................................................................... 47
Case Study ............................................................................................................................................... 48
Module Six: Review Questions ................................................................................................................ 49
Module Seven: More Team Building Activities .................................................................................. 52
Activities to Motivate.............................................................................................................................. 52
Activities to Imporve Working Together ................................................................................................. 53
Activities to Build Communication .......................................................................................................... 53
Activities for Conflict Resolution ............................................................................................................. 54
Case Study ............................................................................................................................................... 55
Module Seven: Review Questions ........................................................................................................... 57
Module Eight: Social Gatherings ....................................................................................................... 60
Singing/Karaoke ..................................................................................................................................... 60
Dinner/Potlucks ...................................................................................................................................... 61
Physical Activities .................................................................................................................................... 61
Meetings ................................................................................................................................................. 62
Case Study ............................................................................................................................................... 63
Module Eight: Review Questions ............................................................................................................ 65
Module Nine: Common Mistakes When Team Building ..................................................................... 68
Allowing Cliques to Develop ................................................................................................................... 68
Not Delegating Tasks .............................................................................................................................. 69
Rewarding in Private/Criticzing in Public ................................................................................................ 70
Disjointed Plans of Grandeur .................................................................................................................. 70
Case Study ............................................................................................................................................... 71
Module Nine: Review Questions ............................................................................................................. 73
Module Ten: Formatting a Team Building Plan .................................................................................. 75
Define the Goal ....................................................................................................................................... 75
Consult Team Members .......................................................................................................................... 76
Research and Create Structure ............................................................................................................... 77
Keep it Fun .............................................................................................................................................. 78
Case Study ............................................................................................................................................... 78
Module Ten: Review Questions .............................................................................................................. 80
Module Eleven: Evaluate .................................................................................................................. 83
Was the Goal Met? ................................................................................................................................. 83
Was the Team Building Cohesive ............................................................................................................ 84
What Did the Team Think of the Team Building? ................................................................................... 85
How Can the Team Building Be Improved for Next Time? ...................................................................... 85
Case Study ............................................................................................................................................... 86
Module Eleven: Review Questions .......................................................................................................... 88
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up .......................................................................................................... 90
Words from the Wise .............................................................................................................................. 90
Review of Parking Lot ............................................................................................................................. 91
Lessons Learned ...................................................................................................................................... 91
Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations .......................................................................................... 91
