Team Building Exercises - Choosing the Right One (23 Oct 2005)
When a prospective new client calls us up and expresses an interest in team building, we ask a simple question - what do you want to achieve out of it? You might be surprised at how many people don't have an answer. After a short pause, we might g...
Team Building - From Fun Event to Genuine Team Improvements (01 Sep 2005)
What does the phrase "team building" mean to you? Quad-biking? Abseiling? Propping up the bar with your work colleagues? Allow me to disagree.
Let's look at the word "build" and see where that leads us. The Concise Oxford English Dictionary ...
The Power of Employee Recognition (30 Mar 2006)
What does it take to truly motivate an employee? What breaks an employee's resistance to showing up on time and lets them work with joy? What makes employees brag about the company that pays them?
How do successful corporations succeed in ke...
Team Building - 7 Steps to Success (25 Dec 2005)
"We are going to build a team". Replace the word "team" with the word "house" - or any other noun that can be built and will take more than just a few minutes - and most sensible people will want to adopt a structured approach.
Plans will be...
Fun In The Workplace (03 Nov 2005)
How do you add fun or humor to the workplace? Well, there is no simple answer and it is certainly takes more than just adding it to your mission statement or job description.
Let me give you four examples of fun and not-so-fun workplace envi...
A Day in the Life of a Customer (25 Sep 2005)
A consumer gets out of bed, visits the bathroom, has breakfast and rushes to the car to leave for work.
They have a one hour lunch break in which they need to grab a sandwich at the local deli and visit the bank. Time is limited, but they ...
The Intrapreneurial Environment - The Top 10 Steps to Create It (14 Aug 2005)
1. Understand what you mean by intrapreneurialism in your corporation.
Before setting out to create this environment you had better know exactly what is sought. What are you looking for from your staff and what are the desired results?
Intrapreneurial Staff - The Top 10 Steps for Developing Them (27 Feb 2006)
1. Share with staff your definition of intrapreneurialism and intention of
fostering it throughout the corporation well before the plan is complete and
the details fixed.
Poll staff's fears, seek their input and suggestions: create an
atmosp...
The Imporance of Teams (16 Aug 2005)
Many start ups require a founding team. It is practically impossible for one person to have a broad enough skill set to start a successful new venture. I am a huge proponent of teams. I am a strong believer in the fact that no person is an island ...
Teambuilding by Visiting the Internet (16 Feb 2006)
How do you build a team that is already present? The least you want is that the members understand each other. That is an essential first step in team building.
This can be done by an external assessment. Companies are not equipped to do thi...
The Importance Of Developing A Training Program For Your Company (15 Nov 2005)
It is important for companies to develop a good training program to keep their staff motivated. Training may cover a wide range of reasons from new-hire training about your operation, to introducing a new concept to a workgroup to bringing in a ne...
Hiring On Attitude Gives Your Business Altitude (14 Dec 2005)
She had a nice smile and attentive eyes.
That's what I noticed about the waitress at the Italian restaurant we visited the other night. After first asking permission to explain the restaurant's menu in detail because we were first-time visit...
Team Building Events and Exercises (01 Oct 2005)
This document is all about understanding teams and team building training; the purpose of team building activities; why corporate team building events can be effective; planning a team building strategy; building creative teams.
Why have a t...
Harnessing the Power of Teams (01 Nov 2005)
"Teams help ordinary people achieve extraordinary results."
A certain man had several sons who were always quarreling with one another, and, try as he might, he could not get them to live together in harmony. So he determined to convince the...
A Coachs Playbook for Workplace Teams (24 Mar 2006)
We cheer for our favorite teams in sports, communities, schools and even families. So why don't we see workplace teams in the same rah-rah way?
For all the big talk, matching T-shirts and off-site strategy sessions, calling a group of people...
You Cant Build a Team or Organization Different from You (09 Nov 2005)
"The management of self is critical. Without it, leaders may do more harm than good. Like incompetent physicians, incompetent managers make people sicker and less vital." — Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus, Leaders (in a chapter entitled "Leading Othe...
There is No I in TEAM - or is There? (24 Mar 2006)
'Team' and 'I'. These two words are said not to fit together very well. Let's explore why and whether we can't get value from both...
By definition, a 'team' is a group of people working together to a common goal. And from this defini...
Coping with Difficult People (28 Aug 2005)
In my travels across North America speaking on motivation and human potential I hear the same question asked repeatedly, "How can I become more assertive?" There is no doubt about it, there are people in our lives who are harmful to our health and...
Role Behavior in Highly-Effective Teams (06 Dec 2005)
Does the behavior that makes individuals successful in their jobs provide the same degree of success in a team? The answer is frequently and sometimes surprisingly, no. On the other hand, successful people often adapt their behavior to different s...
Team Chemistry in Highly-Effective Teams (17 Dec 2005)
Most of us have witnessed first hand that not all well-intentioned teams work well together. The most important characteristic of a highly-effective team is that the members all strive to accomplish the team goals. The goals should be clear, reali...
