About Human Resources: Why and How to Use Ice Breakers

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Human Resources Human Resources Employ People Manage People Succeed at Work From Susan M. Heathfield, your Guide to Human Resources Vol. 12 No. 131 - ISSN: 1533-3698 October 4, 2011 Dear People: Want to know more about the significant roles that managers and Human Resources staff must play within their organizations? Saturday, I discussed the importance of the manager's role as a developer of people. In a second development role, the manager must continue his or her own personal development. If a manager continues to grow significant skills, the manager may be ready to assume the next job challenge. Without continuous growth, the manager will fail. A second critical skill for managers is facilitation. A manager must be able to facilitate meetings, training sessions, and team building events. He or she must be able to facilitate conversations between individuals, department members, and people who are in conflict. Over the years, I have done a lot of facilitation and early readers of this website were interested in facilitation as a skill and as a practice. Here's my best piece about how to facilitate a meeting. I emphasize what must happen before, during, and after a meeting, if you want to achieve your goals. Look for more about facilitation in the near future. I'd love your feedback about your interest in the topic. Do you know that I write a new blog post every day? Check out the blog in the center column on my home page. Comments, questions, suggestions? Email Me. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives. Regards and wishing you and yours the best this week, Susan Why and How to Use Ice Breakers Interested in using ice breakers to start out your meetings, training classes or team building sessions? Ice breakers have a significant impact on how participants view their experience - positively or negatively. Find out why and how to use ice breakers. Meaningful Quotes Ice Breaker Three Shining Work Moments Ice Breaker See More About:  ice breakers  meeting facilitation  group facilitation Spaghetti, Tape, and a Marshmallow In my never ending quest to help open up communication between people and to help people problem solve, develop, and produce more creatively and consistently, I am always on the prowl for new and unusual ice breakers and team building activities. Fortunately, people send them my way. Find more ice breakers. Everything Ice Breakers My Best One Word Ice Breaker See More About:  team building  team building activities  creating teamwork Celebrate Halloween at the Office Traditions are important in companies just as they are in families. And, Halloween is one of the best holiday traditions to establish and to celebrate at the office. These tips will give you many ideas about how to plan and carry out a Halloween celebration at the office. Why Halloween Hi-jinx Should Frighten Employers Team Building Halloween See More About:  holidays at work  office parties and celebrations  employee satisfaction How to Talk So Employee Performance Produces Results If you want to improve employee performance, think about your daily conversations with employees. No better opportunity exists to reinforce and help refine excellent employee performance. You discuss new projects, talk about overdue assignments, give updates about completed tasks, and more. Use these conversations to reinforce the importance of doing a great job. How? Link the employee performance to a workplace result. Read more... You Get What You Request and Reward Coaching for Improved Performance See More About:  performance management  performance improvement  performance feedback Human Resources Ads Human Resources Ice Breakers Employee Benefits Employee Attendance HR Featured Articles 5 Dumb Things Managers Do Impact of Healthcare Act Underestimated Oh, to Be Able to Say That I Love My Job... A Manager's Job: Development Sample Resignation Letter: Future Plans Sample Letter of Reprimand   More from About.com Food and Mood Indulging a sweet tooth can cause weight gain, guilt and even worsen depression. Here are a few expert tips to help you resist. More> Carb Cravings Ever wondered why you crave carbs (or chocolate and sugar) when you're depressed? Some scientists say it may be chemical. More> This newsletter is written by: Susan M. 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