The 2011 Pfeiffer Annual

Elaine Biech is president and managing principal of ebb associates, inc, a strategic implementation, leadership development, and experiential learning consulting firm. She is the coauthor, with James Kouzes and Barry Posner, of A Coach's Guide to Developing Exemplary Leaders and the author of over two dozen books and articles including Training for Dummies .

Website Contents. Preface. The Difference Between Training and Consulting: Which Annual to Use? Introduction to The 2011 Pfeiffer Annual: Consulting . Experiential Learning Activities. Introduction to the Experiential Learning Activities Section. Experiential Learning Activities Categories. Signatures and Shoes: Breaking the Ice ( Mahaveer Jain ). **Multicultural Environments: Sharing Emotions ( Shruti Jain and Kriti Swarup ). Heroes: Exploring Who We Are ( Ashley L. Foreman ). What's the Big Idea? Generating Alternatives ( Frank A. Prince ). Elementary, My Dear Watson: Finding the Answer ( Richard T. Whelan ). **Add, Revise, Delete: Building Agreement ( David Piltz ). **The Strategic Handoff: Closing the Execution Gap ( James Eicher ). **Team Guidelines: Establishing Group Norms ( Beverly J. Bitterman ). Balloon Tower: Building Innovation and Collaboration ( Rob Fletcher ). The Star Team! Determining Team Values ( Cher Holton ). Scavenger Hunt: Developing the Team ( Kay Hubbard and Ingrid E. Winters ). **Organizational Dynamics: Enhancing Global Team Effectiveness ( Charlotte S. Waisman and Linda M. Bedinger ). Meet and Greet: Creating a Community ( Robert Alan Black ). **Networks at Play: Practicing Organizational Communication ( Maya Townsend ). **Competing Values Framework: Learning About Organizational Culture ( Richa Awasthy ). What Did You Expect? Managing Change ( Dennis E. Gilbert ). Editor's Choice. Introduction to the Editor's Choice Section. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats: Facilitating a SWOT Analysis ( Kris Downing ). Drug Rehabilitation Stakeholder Partnership Programs ( Peter R. Garber and Lauren J. Garber ). Inventories, Questionnaires, and Surveys. Introduction to the Inventories, Questionnaires, and Surveys Section. **Organization Ethical Climate Self-Assessment ( Terry Newell ). **Competitive Intelligence Scale for Organizations (CISO) ( Sacip Toker and James L. Moseley ). Articles and Discussion Resources. Introduction to the Articles and Discussion Resources Section. Creating a Culture of Dreams Leads to Unparalleled Organizational Success ( Jeri T. Denniston ). Are You Change Ready? ( Lawrence Polsky and Antoine Gerschel ). **Encouraging Innovation: The Role of Leaders ( Jan M. Schmuckler ). **Building Effective Communities: Defining Community and How to Build It Within Your Organization ( Allison M. Lizzadro, Susan B. Cain, and Tim Buividas ). **The Execution Gap: Seven Questions You Must Ask ( James Eicher ). Essentials of Group Presentations ( Shruti Jain and Kriti Swarup ). **Creating and Leading Effective Virtual Teams ( Diane M. Gayeski ). **Positive Team Coaching ( Kathy Harman ). Harnessing the Potential of Organization Development ( Avinash Kumar Srivastav ). The Magic of Dialogue: Empowering the Client ( Mohandas Nair ). **Using Experiential Learning to Implement Organizational Change ( Travis L. Russ ). **Leading a Service Culture ( Susan J. Hoekstra ). Contributors. Contents of the Companion Volume, The 2011 Pfeiffer Annual: Training . Pfeiffer Publications Guide. **Organizational Dynamics Topics.