The first challenge you will encounter on any teambuilding exercise is personal introductions. Members of the teambuilding course need to become acquainted with each other and the course leader. These initial exercises are commonly called ‘icebreakers’ as they break down any barriers between team members.
The most popular icebreaker is for the team leader to arrange […]
Employees are an important stakeholder of any organization whether it is large or small. However, managers are often too busy with running the day to day operations of the company that little, if any, time is spent on a motivation strategy. This is unfortunate because a high performance work team is actually an easy goal […]
One of my favorite places to shop in town reserves a parking space closest to the door for its employee of the month.
That retailer, like many businesses, knows the importance of small, regular gestures that publicly recognize employees. Such kudos build employee loyalty, inspire excellence and motivate workers to perform at a high level month […]
Sometimes a little tweak in how you manage your people can make all the difference.
And sometimes, it’s vital to look for something that will change relationships - and that can mean moving your focus slightly for a while.
I’m a great believer in the simple things in management. It is NOT hard to so - it’s […]
There is a huge value in accepting help in your business, to build your own capacity as well as growing your team too.
And often, when we are given a compliment, or someone says ‘Thank you’, we feel it is polite to gently decline. We say things like ‘It’s nothing’ or ‘No, no - it was […]
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 team building activity or event?
This is a phrase we hear a lot these days: ‘we need some kind of teambuilding […]
It’s a small thing, but it is so vital. In your business relationships, forgetting little things promised, causes erosion of trust and belief in you and all you stand for.
And ultimately, those little things add up to a lot for your people. And that affects you and in the end, your business success.
Integrity […]
Building relationships with your people is the most valuable action you can take.
This week, make the time to get to know your people better. Create spaces in your diary to have some conversations with them which will build rapport.
This makes a big difference if you are to build together as a team.
All business is built […]
Anger is neither good nor bad! It is simply energy.
It is your natural emotional energy that arises when you feel like something (or someone) is blocking you from getting what you need or want. For this purpose, anything on the frustration to rage continuum is considered anger.
Without making any judgments about whether you should need […]
For meetings to consistently deliver the required performance and hence outputs, it is critical to have a prepared communication process in advance of the meeting.
This enables participants to be aware and where appropriate prepare for the meeting in advance.
It also allows for them to circulate any preparatory information and pre-reading before the meeting to minimise […]