“The business world is in the midst of a sea change,” says David W. Ballard, PsyD, MBA, head of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program. “Successful organizations have learned that high performance and sustainable results require attention… Read More
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Team Building Builds Strong Relationships
American poet Mattie Stepanek once said, “Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” The average American adult employed full time works 47 hours per week, according to a Gallup poll, and four in… Read More
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The Many Benefits of Indoor Team Building
We know that team building works (when facilitated by qualified professionals). That much is certain. Team building has a “positive moderate effect across all team outcomes,” write researchers Deborah Diazgranados, Cameron Klein, Eduardo Salas, Huy Le, C. Burke, Rebecca Lyons,… Read More
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Practice Makes Perfect – Even in Team Building
As the old saying goes, practice makes perfect. This is just as true in the office as it is on the basketball court, football field, soccer pitch, or hockey rink. No one is born perfect and no team is formed… Read More
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What Makes a Good Team? Part Three: Communication
There is no perfect team. But there is a recipe for success – many similar characteristics shared by effective teams, independent of industry or function. Throughout this blog series, we will take a closer look at each of these characteristics,… Read More
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Staff Highlight: Julia Selles, Guide & Team Building Facilitator
Here at Terrapin Adventures, we are very proud of our guides and team building facilitators, so we decided it was high time that we shone the spotlight on a few of our great guides, our fantastic facilitators, our energetic employees,… Read More
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Staff Highlight: Nicole Demos, Guide & Team Building Facilitator
Here at Terrapin Adventures, we are very proud of our guides and team building facilitators, so we decided it was high time that we shone the spotlight on a few of our great guides, our fantastic facilitators, our energetic employees,… Read More
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Staff Highlight: Steve Carne, General Manager & Team Building Facilitator
Here at Terrapin Adventures, we are very proud of our guides and team building facilitators, so we decided it was high time that we shone the spotlight on a few of our great guides, our fantastic facilitators, our energetic employees,… Read More
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Staff Highlight: Susannah Waldman, Guide & Team Building Facilitator
Here at Terrapin Adventures, we are very proud of our guides and team building facilitators, so we decided it was high time that we shone the spotlight on a few of our great guides, our fantastic facilitators, our energetic employees,… Read More
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Staff Highlight: Phil Smith, Guide & Team Building Facilitator
Here at Terrapin Adventures, we are very proud of our guides and team building facilitators, so we decided it was high time that we shone the spotlight on a few of our great guides, our fantastic facilitators, our energetic employees,… Read More