Group-presentation in "people and organisations" at the BCU

1. Induction
MSC Management
People in Organisations
Group-Presentation
08/11/2013
Team Diversity:
Noora Al-Abdulla
Panchapha Laochoo
Solar Perera
Joachim Kranzler
Navin Mahaveer
Okwuchukwu Nnajiofor

2. Content
1) Definitions
2) Advantages
3) Objectives
4) Game
5) Conclusion

3. Definitions
Induction…
is a planned and systematic process, structured and implemented
by the organisation, to help new employees settle into their new
Jobs quickly, happily and effectivly (Fowler, 1999: 4)
Icebreakers…
have the objective to overcome the initial resistance of the group members to
leave their chairs and work together (Kirby, 1993: 7)

4. Advantages
 Anonymity
Less forward members get directly involved without it being obvious to the others that they
decided to do so.
 Full participation
Involvement of all group members becomes the norm in games.
 Group responsibility
Icebreakers empowers a group to take decisions for itself and can reduce trainer dependency.
 Motivation
”fun” element helps to motivate participants to take a full part.
 Process issues
Personal involvement with and commitment to the aims of a training game mean that
participants are more likely to be their real selves than in many other sorts of training.
 Risk taking
Possibility for participants to take risk in a relatively safe environment.
(Kirby, 1993)

5. Objectives
 Overcome the initial resistance of the members
 Making people feel comfortable by contributing
 Establishing a playing field for people with different
backgrounds
 Creating common activity
(Kirby, 1993)

6. Activities
 Movement games
 Induction games
 Mental activities
(Kirby, 1993)

7. Conclusion
 Brings variety while working with different people
 Opportunity to communicate and socialize
 Involves introverted people easily
 People feel excited
 Encourage confidence

8. Induction

9. Reference list
Fowler, A. (1999) Induction. London: Institute for personnel and development.
Kirby, A. (1993) Icebreakers. Hampshire: Gower Publishing.