Running a successful small business involves motivating people and team building. But how do you find the perfect team? What makes the perfect team? How can you build a team which will help build your business? Do you know any team building games or team building exercises?

If you have a team of people working for you, take a look at these books and learn how you can put in place some team building activities..

The Big Book of Team Building Games

A collection of games and activities designed to liven up departmental meetings and build morale. Each game builds team spirit, communication and trust among people who work together.

The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams

Never before has the concept of teamwork been more important to the functioning of successful organisations. Most managers spend over half their time working with a team, and the One Minute Manager's practical advice shows how any team can work better and more effectively

Whale Done!

What do your people at work and your spouse and kids at home have in common with a five-ton killer whale? This work explains that both whales and people perform better when you accentuate the positive. It shows how using the techniques of animal trainers - specifically those responsible for the killer whales of SeaWorld - can supercharge your effectiveness at work and at home. It explains the difference between "GOTcha" (catching people doing things wrong) and "Whale Done!" (catching people doing things right).

Gung Ho!

Every day thousands of uninspired employees trudge to work often dooming their companies to failure with their lack of enthusiasm. Drawing on over 20 years' experience of working with hundreds of corporations across the US including America Online, Eastman Kodak, General Motors, Hershey Chocolate and Microsoft, Blanchard reveals a surefire strategy for boosting employee enthusiasm, productivity and performance.

Building Team Spirit

A book that truly delivers thought-provoking activities to inspire team members. Organized by the stage of a team (developing, mature, etc.) there are activities here for any situation.

Team-Building Activities for Every Group

Great games for helping to build team spirit whatever stage of development your team is in.

Team-building Workshop

This book contains tools and information required to design and deliver effective, on-target corporate training sessions on the topic of team-building. It is designed so managers can facilitate team-building themselves, without prior instruction or training.

The Discipline of Teams

This title focuses on the issues of small group discipline and performance and the challenges presented by revolutionary technologies that enable the creation of virtual teams and global teams. It should help small groups implement the disciplines, frameworks, tools, and techniques that enable performance.

Wisdom of Teams

The book, including stories and case examples involving real people and situations, seeks to demonstrate why teams will be the primary building blocks of company performance in the 21st century.

Indoor/Outdoor Team Building Games

A collection of 62 fun games and physical activities based on those developed for outdoor adventure training courses are now made simple for the classroom trainer. Each activity comes complete with learning objectives, equipment needs, time scales, directions and debriefing guidelines.

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