CPA’s + Innovation + Knives = Team Work

I had the absolute honor of facilitating Lumsden & McCormick, llp– one of the largest locally owned CPA firms in Western New York. Our time together the CPA’s were facilitated to develop a common language and process to innovate & problem-solve. Creating an understanding and ways to capitalize on individual approaches to group processes and … Continued

Using Activities to Build Teams works when framed correctly

Purchase the E-Book: How to Lead Awesome Team-Building Programs Did you ever wonder “How does one lead AWESOME team-building programs? Programs that ensure that content and learning take place. A teambuilding program that is fun, and teams leave better than when they arrived?” Now you can find out; In this 55 page E-book you will … Continued

Ballooniture – TeamBuilding activity for creative use of existing resources

Ballooniture is an example of 60-minute long team building activity that Create-Learning created to compliment a two-day off-site staff development training. The objective of the program and activity was to facilitate innovative ways to engineer, market, and sell their product. This group developed and sold medical products to healthcare and nursing care facilities. This training … Continued

Talent Management falls to bottom of leaderships to-do list

With this mantra of economic doom and gloom organizational leaders are shifting their focus away from Team Development and talent enhancement, forcing them to scramble to cut costs. “…top leaders around the world ranked financial pressures to cut costs and rapid market decline as their toughest business challenges, dropping talent management to last on the … Continued

Innovation

My friend at jangan dabla thinking posted this amazing illustration of the innovation process and potential hindrances to the process. Where does your organization fit with the diagram? Where do you place yourself?  

Leadership for Creativity and Innovation

Here are some quick bullet points that Dr. Mumford stated are needed for effective leadership – I believe this is not just in creative organizations it is necessary for all leadership! * Roles Of The Leader: Promote Idea Development Bring the Right People Together Define a Viable Mission Ensure Effective Planning and Implementation Develop Organizational … Continued