Help work teams achieve new levels of trust, camaraderie, andproductivity!
Improve teamwork through trust building! The Power of Team Buildingsupports trainers, consultants, and business leaders in leadingexperiential ropes techniques.
Finally, a comprehensive, well-researched and carefully documentedguide to one of the most misunderstood and underutilized tools inthe training industry.
--Larry Wilson, CEO, Pecos River Learning Centers
Many techniques can be used indoors or outdoors! The facilitationskills and group problem-solving activities, known asinitiatives,detailed in this book give you a solid template toconduct activities. Dramatically improve teamwork and communicationskills with each session. Major organizations?DuPont, Exxon,General Motors, and government agencies?use these programs tomaximize team effectiveness. Now you can too!
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Finally, a comprehensive, well-researched and carefully documented guide to one of the most misunderstood and underutilized tools in the training industry. (Larry Wilson, CEO, Pecos River Learning Centers)
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Harrison Snow is the author of The Power of Team Building: Using Rope Techniques, published by Wiley.
Acknowledgments v Foreword vii
Introduction 1
CHAPTER 1 History of the Ropes Course 5
CHAPTER 2 The Ropes Course 9
CHAPTER 3 Experiential Learning 15
CHAPTER 4 Course Design 25
CHAPTER 5 Ropes-Course Initiatives 39
CHAPTER 6 Learning Through Metaphor 67
CHAPTER 7 Facilitating the Learning Process 75
CHAPTER 8 Fostering Empathy 87
CHAPTER 9 The Art of Intervention 97
CHAPTER 10 Trust Formation 109
CHAPTER 11 Developing Self-Efficacy 121
CHAPTER 12 Effective Feedback 125
CHAPTER 13 Leadership 129
CHAPTER 14 Conflict and Cooperation 141
CHAPTER 15 Organization-Team Relationships 149
CHAPTER 16 Corporate Storytelling 161
CHAPTER 17 Safety 167
CHAPTER 18 Organizational Transformation 175
CHAPTER 19 Groups With Special Needs 185
CHAPTER 20 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Ropes Courses 199
APPENDIX A Partial Listing of Experience-Based Training Firms and Associations Selected 203
Selected Bibliography 205
