Self-deception can quickly lead to organizational-deception when the patterns are pointed out. Our brains want to make sense of things and believe. We want to believe that we are not being fooled and are right. Individual / Team / Folkloric Constructs repeating patterns can lead to success loops or doom spirals.
This team building initiative can be used to illuminate the concept of the customer-supplier chain, where people come to understand how the work they do impacts others in the organization.
Just concluded facilitating a 6 month Leadership development process with Autistic Services, inc. We embarked on a personal and skill based leadership journey. Within the process the Leaders reflected upon their behaviors and developed techniques to adjust their leadership style based upon what team they are a part of and whom they are leading. Skills … Continued
Great team dynamics include; Identify a leader Establish roles & responsibilities + discuss what each person ‘brings to the table’ Establish a set of goals & objectives Establish an agenda for managing time to complete the task/meeting Establish a method to determine how they will reach agreement Establish ground rules for their meetings Proper & … Continued
Story Line: An active processing activity Following team building initiatives, the learning comes from the processing. Here is an active processing activity that I have found successful. Materials: 3 to 5 feet lengths of rope (1 rope for every 2 people) If you do not have ropes, I have asked participants to draw lines in … Continued
Within a team building program participants are encouraged to do things that scare them, to push their comfort zone to create and connect new brain based synapses and discover new ways of approaching and solving problems. Managers and leaders are encouraged to create procedures and policies that encourage people to follow proven “trails” to … Continued
Michael Cardus was recently interviewed by Entrepreneur.com about Team-Building With a Purpose: Savvy entrepreneurs design team bonding programs that keep their employees motivated. Below is a piece of the article: “Create-Learning Team Building conducted the activity as part of a two-day company wide staff development meeting, with the company’s values of customer service and open … Continued
OPPORTUNITYISNOWHERE Where are your opportunities? Who are you blocking from opportunity? Who is stopping you from opportunity? How can we capture opportunity? What do you see in the above quote? How are your perceptions of opportunity affecting your present? Choose one opportunity, reflect upon it, explore it, experience it – what are you going to … Continued
A younger Mike working as an educator (geeking it out while tying knots). I came across this photo while cleaning out my desk.
I speak at colleges and present “Hands-On Leadership” training. Also, I present to many young leaders on the topic of “Emergent Leadership”. I am surprised by the view of leaders sitting and golfing all day. Many students and Gen-Y leaders feel that having enemies is not the way of leadership. The challenge is that as … Continued