Gone are the days when it’s normal to see offices mostly filled with people from the same town, age group, and university. Organizations are full of much more diverse teams. Now, it’s normal for an office to have a 50-year-old mid-level employee supervised by a fresh...
In Between Meetings, Try Fun Team Outings
We often have our clients ask us about what to do in between annual meetings and retreats to reinforce the team culture that they have created. We are big believers in fun, team outings. The good news is that these are fairly easy to organize, somewhat inexpensive,...
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...
What Is Team Building?
So what exactly is team building, anyway? The term "team-building" is thrown around quite often describing any type of activity that is likely to build some type of camaraderie or team environment. However, the specific activities and games that make up a good event...
Create Your Culture First, Then Build Your Team
Consider team culture mathematically. A company's team that has a positive team culture positively trends in other areas, too. Employee retention, strong relationships, open communication, and high performance. While a negative team culture drives staff individually....
Why Do We Need Team Building? The Benefits of Team Activities to Your Business
Why Do We Need Team Building? Is team development a good investment for companies? Well, the answer is yes and yes. Company leaders often want to create a culture of "One big team." Then, this same thinks small when they organize team activities. You don't need to...