Teamwork, Diet Coke, Mentos
I’m always on the lookout for unusual examples of teamwork and now I found a VERY unusual example. Two guys in lab coats (with entirely too much time on their hands) + 200 liters of Diet Coke + 500 Mentos mints = over one hundred jets of soda flying into the air in less than […]
Teamwork in the Movies: Mad Hot Ballroom
We (my family) watched an AWESOME documentary this evening entitled Mad Hot Ballroom which received an 83% positive rating at RottenTomatoes.com. In this documentary we follow several groups of fifth graders (age 10) in the New York City public school system as they are introduced to ballroom dancing in their P.E. classes. A handful of […]
Teamwork in the Movies: Over The Hedge
Yesterday I took my seven year old son Joseph to see the new movie Over The Hedge which received a 73% positive rating at RottenTomatoes.com. We both loved the movie and laughed a lot. As I watched, I thought about the messages built into the movie’s story: Family (community) is vitally important You are strongest […]
Team Buying
I love this news item about shoppers (who don’t know each other) looking for the same items and find each other online then band together offline to negotiate special deals on electronics, home furnishings, and automobiles. It’s called “Team Buying” and it’s the newest shopping craze in China. Some team buyers approach store managers beforehand, […]
Duke Lacrosse Players Charged With Rape
Last month (April) two Duke Lacrosse players were charged with rape. This story made headlines around the US and continues to do so. I’m following this story with great interest for many reasons. I love the sport of lacrosse and have played, organized, coached and refereed the game. I also happen to live in North […]
Spanking and Teambuilding
Jury Awards 1.7 Million to Spanked Employee Alarm company says it was part of a team-building exercise This headline recently appeared in a CNN.com news release The jury of six men and six women found that Janet Orlando, 53, was subjected to sexual harassment and sexual battery when she was paddled on the rear end […]