Spring Training: Is it the right time to build your team?

Spring Training: Is it the right time to build your team?

Baseball teams (little league through professionals) from across the country have worked hard to train for the upcoming season. They did not just work on throwing, fielding and batting. They were also building relationships with teammates and coaches since the bonding...
Team Building in Cartoons

Team Building in Cartoons

We’ve been learning about team building ever since we were four years old watching Saturday morning cartoons in our pajamas. Think about Tom and Jerry for a moment. Poor Jerry Mouse spends most of an episode being chased, stepped on or whacked by a fly swatter by Tom...
How to Make a Decision Without Making a Decision

How to Make a Decision Without Making a Decision

When I first saw a decision being made without any decision-making, I was trapped with hundreds of my fellow community members in a fertilizer factory in Western Colorado. The place stank like anything, and it was stifling hot. The towering sheet metal roof was...
I Hate Team Building

I Hate Team Building

Have you ever heard the expression, “I hate team building”? Throughout my 20 year career in the team building world, I have heard this expression numerous times (of course, this is before they work with my organization). More often than not, team building participants...
Is your team hot or cold?

Is your team hot or cold?

Have you ever been in a relationship where it is impossible to please everyone all the time? Well here is my situation with my work team. Although I love my teammates dearly, we were having a constant battle over the office temperature. (I know, if this is our biggest...