So is the correct spelling of a group development activity "teambuilding" or "team building"? First of All, Is Teambuilding a Word?" Is "Teambuilding" a real word? According to all current dictionaries, the answer is no. When you cram the two words Team Building...
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The 5-Step Group Problem-Solving Process
Looking for a way to get a group to solve challenging problems without coming to blows? In this session, I'm going to cover a few effective group problem solving techniques. In fact, the process below is known as the 5-Step Group Problem Solving process, and it is...
Complacent: 7 Surprising Ways Your Past Successes Limit Future Success
The word complacent may just be the biggest enemy of success. If you look at history as well as the current business climate, you'll find that past successes almost always limit future success. They invite the status quo to plateau. That is unless you are constantly...
Five Ways that Poor Leadership Skills Can Ruin Team Morale
Poor leadership skills can ruin team morale. As a manager, you hold more power than you might think. Obviously, you can hire and fire your subordinates. You can also promote them... or not promote them. You may also have the ability to approve a raise. If not, you at...
A Few Team Building Ideas that Cost Nothing (Or Very Little)
Thousands of people come to our website every day looking for new team building ideas. In fact, the term team building has a number of different definitions. This term means a lot of different things to various people. Companies often have our instructors help them...
How to Remember Names-Astonishing Way to Place Names with Faces
Have you ever been in one of those situations where you run into someone you know but can't remember the person's name? It can be an awkward situation for everyone involved. Years ago, I came across an astonishingly easy way to remember names that is very helpful....