Dynamic Induction

Dr Susan El-Shamy is Senior Partner at Advancement Strategies, Inc., a training and development resources company based in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. In her 20 years as a training professional, Susan has worked with a variety of clients including Berlitz, Corning, Mattel, Motorola, Thomson Consumer Electronics and various government agencies. She is a regular guest lecturer at the Indiana University School of Business and a frequent speaker at national training conferences. Susan has a BA in Radio and Television, an MA in English, and a Doctor of Education degree in Counselling and Guidance.

Part 1 The Induction Process; Chapter 1 Introduction to the Induction Process; Chapter 2 The New Employee’s Four Firsts; Chapter 3 Induction Training Programmes; Chapter 4 Induction Companion Programmes; Chapter 5 Induction Instruction Materials; Part 2 Dynamic Induction Games and Activities; Chapter 6 Games for Inclusion; Chapter 7 Games and Activities to Get Acquainted; Chapter 8 1. Start the Music; Chapter 9 2. Hello, My Name Is …; Chapter 10 3. Induction Round Robin; Chapter 11 4. Let Me Give You My Card; Chapter 12 5. Get Acquainted 4 × 4; Chapter 13 Warm-ups and Ice Breakers; Chapter 14 6. Three Degrees of Connection; Chapter 15 7. Teacups and Coffee Mugs; Chapter 16 8. Finding the Words; Chapter 17 9. The First Job I Ever Had; Chapter 18 10. How I Found This Job; Chapter 19 Reassurance and Initiation Games; Chapter 20 11. I’m Happy To Be Here, But …; Chapter 21 12. The New Person in a Group is Like …; Chapter 22 13. Reasons I’m Happy To Be Here; Chapter 23 14. Caption Competition; Chapter 24 15. A Picture Says It All; Chapter 25 Games for Sharing Information; Chapter 26 General Information Games; Chapter 27 16. Pay Attention; Chapter 28 17. A Maze of Information; Chapter 29 18. Divide and Conquer; Chapter 30 Games on Getting to Know the Work Environment; Chapter 31 19. A Walking Tour; Chapter 32 20. Treasure Hunt; Chapter 33 21. The Best of Everything; Chapter 34 22. Where’s Where?; Chapter 35 Compliance, Safety and Security Games; Chapter 36 23. It’s the Law; Chapter 37 24. In Case of Emergency; Chapter 38 25. A Sense of Security; Chapter 39 26. Safety Tips; Chapter 40 27. Where’s the First-Aid Kit?; Chapter 41 Human Resources Information Games; Chapter 42 28. Money Matters; Chapter 43 29. What’s A Person To Do?; Chapter 44 30. Overt and Covert; Chapter 45 31. What To Do; Chapter 46 32. All for You; Chapter 47 33. Employee Development Opportunities; Chapter 48 Understanding the Organization; Chapter 49 34. Once Upon a Time; Chapter 50 35. Where in the World is …?; Chapter 51 36. The Big Picture Frame; Chapter 52 37. What We Are Famous For; Chapter 53 38. Who’s Who?; Chapter 54 39. The Teamwork Puzzle; Chapter 55 40. Quality and Customer Service Game; Chapter 56 41. TLAs Are Everywhere!; Chapter 57 42. Company Quiz Bowl; Chapter 58 43. The Company Board Game; Chapter 59 You and Your Job; Chapter 60 Adjusting to the New Position; Chapter 61 44. Where Do You Fit In?; Chapter 62 45. What You Do and How You Do It; Chapter 63 46. Measuring Up; Chapter 64 47. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Chapter 65 48. Now, Then and Some Day; Chapter 66 49. Putting It All Together; Chapter 67 50. Celebration Station;