The document discusses induction and icebreakers. It defines induction as a planned process to help new employees settle into their jobs quickly and effectively. Icebreakers aim to overcome initial resistance and get group members involved without drawing attention. The advantages include anonymity, full participation, group responsibility, motivation, addressing process issues, and allowing risk-taking. Objectives are to overcome resistance, make people comfortable, establish common ground across backgrounds, and create shared activities. A variety of activities are suggested including movement games, induction games, and mental activities to bring variety, communication, and easy involvement while feeling excited and encouraged.

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.