Fun In The Workplace

Observations around town. Good and bad places to work.

Managing Your Team (Part 1) - Is It Struggling?

Is your team struggling to make progress and not sure quite how to move forward? Whether leading the team or not, if you get one thing, one idea that helps the team to move forward, then it's worth the investment of your time. Part 1 of 10

Managing Your Team (Part 3) - Who's Dominating Your Team

Whos' talking too much and not listening enough? Who's not giving other team members a chance? How do you lead, control this situation and restore the balance of participation?

Team Development - Easier to Start from Nothing?

Is it easier to have a bunch of people that are brand new to a team, or one that you mould from those you inherit?

7 Deadly Sins Of Team Building

What is a team anyway? What purpose of a team can't be accomplished alone? What impact does being a team player have upon your individual career? If you are not sure about the answers, you need to become acquainted with the seven deadly sins that can destroy your team bit even before it gets to the huddle.

Eight Below for Devotion, Loyalty and Teamwork

The feature film, Eight Below, presented by Walt Disney is a wonderful example of devotion, loyalty, and teamwork.

Why Waste Your Money on Team Building?

Team development goes beyond the fun. What do you do when you come back from the offsight and have to work together again for ROI? Turn Insights into Applications!

Olympic Size Disappointment - Are any of us Really Surprised?

As Americans watch the US Olympic team suffer disappointment after disappointment we must wonder - are any of us surprised? The same failures on the Olympic team plague teams around corporate America and one has to wonder if there is any end in sight?

Team-Building Can be as Fun as It is Productive, with the Right Plan and Planner

A little team building goes a long way toward positively imapcting a business' bottom line. Corporate events make the difference here, providing more cohesive, productive teams, while increasing motivation and decreasing stress!

Non-competitive Teambuilding

When organising a teambuilding event organisers need to consider whether dividing their group into smaller teams is the best approach. Often successful teambuilding requires a task which the whole team attempt as one.

Corporate Team Building - Shake 'em Up to Wake 'em Up

Successful corporate team building is about more than gathering everyone together for a game of softball. According to organizational psychologists, there are certain criteria that any team building event should have.

Planning a Team Building Weekend

Not every off site weekend work activity is a team builder. How do you pick activities for your team building weekend that really will help cement the bonds of a team? Here are some important things to look for.

Managing Your Team (Part 8) - Why Can't We Just Get This Finished?

Are some members of your team just a wee bit too eager to get the meeting finished? There's always one - never mind the process, let's just get it done. How much pressure does this put on your team?

Managing Your Team (Part 9) - Is That a Fact or Just an Opinion?

Do you or any of your team members exude an air of such confidence or commanding presence that whatever you or they say will be regarded as fact? Can you recall any damaging outcomes resulting from decisions taken that were based purely on opinion or supposition?