If you’ve visited our blog before, you know just how much we believe in team building as a way to not only foster teamwork, but also groom future leaders. Despite popular belief, leaders are made, not born. “Most folks who… Read More
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How the Challenge Course Can Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
New Year, New Me. That’s how the saying goes, right? At the end of every December, as the calendar flips to the next year, people everywhere make their New Year’s resolutions. According to Forbes magazine, more than 40% of Americans… Read More
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The Power of Play (Part Three): How to Improve Creativity & Problem Solving
Most people know the saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” The proverb is designed to teach us the need for fun. Without it, one runs the risk of becoming boring – stagnant. This is just… Read More
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The Power of Play (Part Two): How We Can Communicate Better
In The Power of Play (Part One), we discussed how play “has been found to speed up learning, enhance productivity and increase job satisfaction,” according to Lynn Barnett, a professor of recreation, sports and tourism at the University of… Read More
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The Power of Play: How We Build Trust
It’s a pretty well-known fact that play is an important aspect in childhood learning. It helps make the material relatable and presents information in an easy-to-digest way. Play also helps children remember what they’ve learned. Just think about the ABC… Read More
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Collaboration: A Fancy Word for Getting People On Same Page
In an ideal office environment, every employee would be working together as a cohesive unit, striving for a shared goal. In reality, things tend to operate much more chaotically. Incentives are not always aligned and communication has room for improvement…. Read More
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How To Create Memorable Meetings
Who has ever been to a meeting that was…let’s say ineffective? Okay, everyone can put their hands down now. “Meetings fill an increasing number of hours in the workday, and yet most employees consider them as a waste of time,”… Read More
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Keeping Your Team Motivated over Winter
The holiday season can be a truly magical time…unless you are an employer. Countless vacation days and holiday euphoria can leave your employees less than motivated from Thanksgiving through the New Year. On top of that, “many businesses are in… Read More
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Team Building Tips for Millennials: Getting Through to Generation Y
Love them or hate them, Generation Y, better known to most as Millennials, are now the largest generation in the workplace, surpassing Generation X and Baby Boomers in 2015. “Regardless of how you feel about millennials, they are coming of… Read More
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Custom Team Building Programs Produce High Functioning Teams
“High-functioning teams are what make high-performing companies click,” writes Judith A. Ross, Harvard Business Review. According to a Harvard study published in 2006, heart surgeon performance improved over time when they were able to consistently work with the same… Read More