Building a Team in a Challenging Economy Building a team or increasing teamwork in an organization can be more challenging in a tough economy. However, it is critical that good leaders spend time building a strong team culture and a positive team atmosphere. It becomes even more important when things aren’t going so well in the company. When the economy […]
Have A “Fun at Work” Day Are you looking for a great way to have fun at work or new ideas to add fun to an ordinary work day? Making small changes or adding different elements to a normal workday is a perfect opportunity to incorporate fun at work and lead to happy employees. This in turn can boost morale,
Why Do We Need Team Building? Is team development a good investment for companies? Company leaders often want to create a culture of “One big team.” Then, this same group of leaders thinks small when they come around to organizing team activities. You don’t need to departmentalize your team-building. On the contrary, big team-building events lead to big team advantages
How To Inspire Your Team, Not Demoralize Them The company stocks have dropped, leadership has been called into more and more meetings, and there’s widespread confusion. Your boss calls your team in for a meeting about productivity and company direction. You panic, just as any reasonable employee would, about your future at the company. It is in this moment that
The Minefield Team Building Game is a high-stakes communication team-building activity that mirrors the real-world challenge of “signal vs. noise.” In this activity, a “Traveler” is blindfolded and must navigate a floor covered with obstacles—the “mines”—relying solely on their teammates’ verbal directions. Because multiple teams are shouting directions simultaneously, the room becomes a cacophony of competing signals. It is a
You’ve got your organizational goals set on paper, in digital formats, and on signature lines of internal communication. Your team knows there is a destination, but do they also know how to get there? Are you all moving toward a shared vision or tugging on opposite sides? Sometimes, effective leaders have to provide a map (or at least a compass)
