A Glorious Disaster
My recent Glorious Disaster I walked into a leadership team workout for a Fortune 100 company this week and was absolutely shocked with the mindset of the people in the room. I knew that these were very smart people in…
Workshop Leader Nightmare Part 2
Yesterday I wrote about a nightmarish workshop setup I walked into and had to improvise on the spot. You can read about it here if you missed it! Making lemonade from lemons... I quickly popped in an Altoid, just…
Culinary Team Building
Corporate team building activities vary widely, some good and some ridiculous. A 'hot new trend' in corporate team building has been using cooking as the activity. Does it work? The answer to that lies in how it is facilitated. There…
Team Building Turns Ugly For School Board
Did you see this article? If not, here is the gist: TAMPA – A Hillsborough School Board training session erupted in accusations, scoldings and door slamming Tuesday as the group met to create a vision for the district. Packed into…
Authenticity?
Recently I ran across a very interesting question: Authenticity -- what does it mean to you? Do you believe it exists as a central core characteristic? Is it a construct of the modern management environment? Does it have a relevance…
MBTI as a Team Building Tool
We talk a lot about tools for use in team building. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of tools available and used in 'team building' situations. Whether it is a true 'team building' or not is not relevant here as…