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How to Assemble a Child’s Swing Set
by DISC Style “Imagine you buy a swing set for your children, and the sales rep at the store tells you the estimated assembly time is 4 hours, detailed instructions included. What does this assembly, for each of the four DISC Styles, actually look like?” The D StyeThe...
Creating Team Agreement for Results
by Stewart Levine Because the WaWa, the Canada Goose, flies in formation,it is freedom tempered by responsibility. The leader must keep the group on course and look ahead for danger. The others must look around, to the sides, to each other. And they will reach their...
DISC and Social Media
“Whether business blogging, emailing or posting a comment, it is important to understand the four primary DISC styles: Dominant, Interactive, Conscientious and Supportive in order to connect with the widest audience,” says national DISC expert, Merrick Rosenberg. I...
Communicating with One’s Manager Can Be Like a Candy Crush Saga
Sometimes communicating with your manager can be just as challenging as level 86 of the Candy Crush Saga game. Just when you start to think you are making headway, you suddenly realize that you don’t have what you need to be successful and you could really use a...
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
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
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
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?
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...