How effective a meeting will be depends on the tone set in the first few minutes...and it's up to the person running it to set that tone. "Quick Meeting Openers for Busy Managers" gives readers the tools, activities, and advice they need to create the kind of open, energetic, and relaxed atmosphere [...]

Your organization is run on ideas, but the task of leading a brainstorming session isn't as simple as asking for thoughts and writing them down. Miller gives you the tools, exercises, and guidance you need to pave the way toward the innovation and creative solutions your company needs to beat the co[...]

Every group can benefit from team-building exercises. But sometimes it's not practical to embark on a full-scale training initiative. Now, supervisors, managers, and team leaders have 50 team-building activities to choose from, all of which can be implemented with no special facilities, big expense,[...]