TEAM BUILDING 171. Author–ize Work with coworkers to write a book about your workplace. Use 1 a service like WeBook to create it . 172. Hit the Bar Hold a Friday afternoon meeting at a bar. It can encourage new ways of thinking, loosen people up, and build relationships.2 173. Rotate Facilitators For regularly scheduled meetings, rotate who the facilitator is and encourage everyone to add their own style when it’s their turn. 174. Huddle Up Huddle up with your team at the beginning or end of meetings. 3 Actually get in a football–like huddle and give a quick “pep” talk . 1 Find more info at www.webook.com. 2 Jamie Rollins, an office administrator working in mobile advertising, says his company brings the bar to the employees: “Friday at 4:30pm is considered Beer:Thirty.” 3 “OK, Steve, you run a hook pattern to the copy machine to pick up the print-outs. Sarah, you run a slant to book the boardroom. Tim, you do the blocking in case the project board calls a blitz of scope creep. Alright, break!” 94
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