Do you want your team building program to be a success? While many factors play a part in creating a successful meeting, off-site and team training program – here are four ways that work for organizations team success. 1. Full understanding why they are there. It is imperative for the team to be knowledgeable of … Continued
Ropes courses have their fit with team building, leadership development
When properly facilitated any experience can be metaphorically tied-back to student and work life.The challenge for the consumer wanting a ropes course (challenge course) experience is to have realistic expectations of what can be done.
What team members should realize is that there are great team building activities out there that do not require a ropes course, that push your limits mentally and physically and allow the team to use all its power to replicate and solve work and organizational problems.
Photos from HSBC Bank Customer & Product Management Team. I had the honor of serving this talented and driven team in Buffalo NY, HSBC Tower. The Photos highlight team building activities that enhanced the team’s creative thought development, Problem Solving skills, as well as creating graphs to illustrate quantitative data. The wonderful thing about team … Continued
Buffalo NY – Mike Cardus asked to quote about Erie County Government and the giving of T-Shirts (and polo shirts) to increase camaraderie and teamwork amongst county workers. You can read the quote below; From the Buffalo News; The shirts are a fine tool for team building, said a “team building facilitator,” Michael Cardus of … Continued
Teams reach a level of success and think if we just do this faster, better cheaper we will continue to progress. The reality is that the team will only get to a certain point – I call it the “Plateau.” Following the Plateau comes the – “Crash” – the crash occurs when the team loses … Continued
Your corporate team building program was not a success? Here are four possible reasons why. 1) Lack of understanding why they are there. If the participants are not made aware of the reason for the team building program there can be some serious hostility. Some coordinators like to “keep the people in the dark” and … Continued
These questions can be used for front-loading – setting up the thoughts before beginning a team-building activity. These questions can also be used to reflect on the team and where they are going. Open-Ended Questions for Team Building What was the first clue that the situation was not going well? How did the chaos stop? … Continued