Is your child getting enough exercise? The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) recommends children receive at least one hour of physical activity every day: Toddlers: 30 minutes planned physical activity AND 60 minutes of free play Preschoolers:… Read More
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The Many Benefits of Indoor Team Building
We know that team building works (when facilitated by qualified professionals). That much is certain. Team building has a “positive moderate effect across all team outcomes,” write researchers Deborah Diazgranados, Cameron Klein, Eduardo Salas, Huy Le, C. Burke, Rebecca Lyons,… Read More
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The Seven Characteristics of Good Teams
There is no perfect team. But there is a recipe for success – many similar characteristics shared by effective teams, independent of industry or function. Throughout this blog series, we have taken a closer look at each of these characteristics,… Read More
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What Makes a Good Team? Part Seven: Expectations
There is no perfect team. But there is a recipe for success – many similar characteristics shared by effective teams, independent of industry or function. Throughout this blog series, we will take a closer look at each of these characteristics,… Read More
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Tips to Follow Through with Your New Year’s Resolution
‘Tis the season for…planning your New Year’s resolution. According to Forbes magazine, more than 40 percent of Americans make such resolutions, ranging from saving money to quitting smoking to the No. 1 resolution year after year, losing weight. However, just… Read More
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What Makes a Good Team? Part Six: Conflict
There is no perfect team. But there is a recipe for success – many similar characteristics shared by effective teams, independent of industry or function. Throughout this blog series, we will take a closer look at each of these characteristics,… Read More
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Practice Makes Perfect – Even in Team Building
As the old saying goes, practice makes perfect. This is just as true in the office as it is on the basketball court, football field, soccer pitch, or hockey rink. No one is born perfect and no team is formed… Read More
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What Makes a Good Team? Part Five: Individuality
There is no perfect team. But there is a recipe for success – many similar characteristics shared by effective teams, independent of industry or function. Throughout this blog series, we will take a closer look at each of these characteristics,… Read More
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Learn to be a Leader on the Challenge Course!
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines leadership as “the power or ability to lead other people.” Snuggwugg CEO Lisa Cash Hanson defines leadership as “The ability to guide others without force into a direction or decision that leaves them still feeling empowered… Read More
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What Makes a Good Team? Part Four: Selflessness
There is no perfect team. But there is a recipe for success – many similar characteristics shared by effective teams, independent of industry or function. Throughout this blog series, we will take a closer look at each of these characteristics,… Read More