“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” Henry Ford True leadership can take a mediocre performing company to new heights by building great teams. No matter what the environment: work, school, sports team, non-profit… Read More
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Seven Myths Regarding Team Building
Seven Myths Regarding Team Building At A Challenge Course Myth 1: The Exercises Need To Be Outside In Good Weather Fact: Using our portable equipment, meaningful and engaging exercises can be done indoors. This allows programs to be done… Read More
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Corporate Team Building Increases Productivity
Businesses are most productive when their employees feel personally invested in the company they work for. When employees work as a cohesive unit the essence of a team environment is established. Team cohesiveness can initiate feelings of being part of… Read More
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Team Building Tip: The Five Stages of Group Development
The Five Stages of Group Development Tuckman developed his first in 1965 and his theory is widely know as a basis for effective team building. After completing his research Tuckman declared their were two common features amongst the groups he… Read More
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Team Building Tip: Importance of Non-Verbal Communication
When athletes are in tune with each other they almost seem to anticipate the other’s next move. A no look pass in fact, is more likely that they are reading each other’s non-verbal ques. There are many different people that… Read More
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The Six Leadership Styles
I happened to be on Facebook the other day and saw a comment from a friend talking about the difference between bossy and leadership. I mentioned that there are times that being bossy is appropriate but the trick is to… Read More
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Team Building Tip: Personality Profiles, Who Am I Really?
Team Building Tip: Personality Profile Tools, Who Am I Really Personality Profile Tools are not a measure of skills, abilities, knowledge or intelligence. They are a tool that that highlights behaviors, emotions, actions, and communication style. Most importantly, it identifies… Read More
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That Winning Season: Team Building For Sports Teams
Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players. I picked the guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard… and put in the effort, who had a great desire to be great. … Read More
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Leadership: That Vision Thing
Wayne Gretzky, Hall of Fame hockey player and the National Hockey League leader in many scoring categories, famously said that he does not go where the puck is, but where it is going to be. He was often praised for… Read More
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Team Building Tip: Listening vs. Hearing
Team Building Tip: Listening vs. Hearing Many business people talk about clear communication from only a sender’s perspective. The receptor’s role, however, is just as important. Is that person hearing or listening? Hearing and Listening are in fact two different… Read More