Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction CHAPTER 1 A Guide to the 50 Activities CHAPTER 2 What You'll See for Each Activity Purpose Why is this Important? How to Set the Stage When to Use this Activity Materials Key Questions A Word of Caution Variations Asking 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 CHAPTER 5 The Activities EQ #1 Mood Check EQ #2 I Can Top That EQ #3 Lead Balloons EQ #4 When Things Go Wrong EQ #5 Helium Balloons EQ #6 Hair Triggers or Hot Buttons EQ #7 Spirit Killers EQ #8 UP EQ #9 Strung Tight EQ #10 Team Trophies EQ #11 Thank You for the Gifts EQ #12 Who Said That EQ #13 Choir Director EQ #14 5 Team Strengths EQ #15 5 Team Weaknesses EQ #16 Speak Up EQ #17 Keep Your Eye on the Eye EQ #18 My Dirty Dozen EQ #19 Search Warrants EQ #20 PFAT Self-Scan EQ #21 PFAT Group Scan EQ #22 People and Events in the News 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 Button EQ #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
SynopsisThis simple, easy-to-use book gives managers, supervisors, and team leaders activities to help their teams overcome emotional obstacles and become more effective. 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., 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.