“How to talk about training games” by Thiagi
If you’re a trainer then I urge you to subscribe to Thiagi’s free monthly newsletter. I enjoy reading every issue. In his April issue Thiagi (prounounced “Tee – Ahh – Gee”) offers a great way for you to respond to “So tell me all about the training games you play”. Instead of telling them, Thiagi […]
The Coming World of Collaboration — Howard Rheingold shares his genius
In this 19 minute video from a TED conference, you can get a glimpse of the coming world of collaboration, participatory media and collective action — and how Wikipedia is really an outgrowth of our natural human instinct to work as a group. As the presenter Howard Rheingold points out, humans have been banding […]
Make Your Organization Stronger – – Be Charitable
The evil-doers thought our financial strength here in the US resided in the World Trade Center towers. They calculated that blowing them up with all the people in them would cause our economic collapse. They were wrong. Do you know why? Thomas Friedman explains why the evil-doers plans didn’t work in his book Longitudes & […]
How are we all “One” and yet separate?
Teams are made up of individuals who, when they are fully living their passion, share their unique gifts so that all may prosper. It’s a paradox. We are all One. We are all connected. And yet… We are separate. (at least it appears that way) How to explain this paradox? Check out this amazing and […]
Teamwork Raises Everyone’s Game – – so says The Wall Street Journal
How does teamwork impact the bottom line? Who better to answer that question than The Wall Street Journal? An article from the November 7, 2005 issue says research from a variety of settings points to the fact that how a team works together will determine their level of success – – even in fields thought […]
Teamwork Vital to Millennials
The Times Union published an article describing strategies for managing Millennials (people born 1982-2005). Teamwork is VERY important to Millennials. Consider assigning tasks to teams or groups of people and evaluate the outcome of the entire team rather than evaluating the individual. Being able to work on a team is valuable to the collaborative Millennial […]