Location, location, location
div class=”entry-body font-entrybody”> I recently received this email: “My major concern in planning and delivering teambuilding is the location. You may find this a bit trivial, but this is the main problem.” My reply: Location is anything but trivial. Locatioin is very important to the success of the program. Here are some requirements for my […]
Connecting the Dots
There is a theory about the evolution of teams that says teams go through stages: 1. FORM – the team forms / is created. People are polite, impersonal, guarded 2. STORM – difficulties arise, confrontations, feeling stuck, opting out 3. NORM – getting organized, developing skills, confronting issues, establishing procedures 4. PERFORM – the team […]
The Fourth Turning and Your Place In History
Have you ever stopped to wonder why you have a desire to teach team skills? After reading the book “The Fourth Turning” by Neil Howe and William Strauss, I realized why I teach teams skills. I now clearly understand my place in history as a teacher of team and leadership skills. The Fourth Turning outlines a profound […]
A Whole New Mind — Audio Interview With Dan Pink
Quiz Time: Which college degree is more valuable? An MBA or an MFA (that’s Masters of Fine Arts). Dan Pink says the answer is clearly an MFA – – at least it will BECOME more valuable over the next ten years. Dan Pink is the author of A Whole New Mind — Moving From The Information […]
Program Design
I’m sitting in my Best Western hotel room in New Jersey reviewing my program design for tomorrow. When I create a program design I first get clear on the messages (lessons) that I choose to teach or reinforce. This process starts through conversations with my client. I put on my detective hat and begin asking […]
Influencing with Integrity — an interview with Genie Laborde
Genie Laborde is fun and she happens to have a PhD, is a distinguished communications consultant to major corporations in the US and abroad and wrote a book entitled “Influencing With Integrity” which has sold over 200,000 copies and has been translated into five languages. Genie has trained thousands of people from all over the world […]