You Take the Cake

You Take the Cake

Team building programs are becoming more and more creative…and are requiring and building heightened levels of creativity. Consider the Teambuilding, Inc. activity, You Take the Cake!, in which participants are tasked with turning ordinary sheet cakes and loads of...
Forced Ranking Diminishes Team Building

Forced Ranking Diminishes Team Building

I never liked forced ranking systems to “measure” employee performance and thin out the ranks. For those of you not familiar with this kind of employee measurement or rating system, basically the group leader, manager, or whoever makes a list of his or her people,...
Great Icebreaker – Four Facts

Great Icebreaker – Four Facts

I think this is one of the oldest, yet most effective icebreakers for meetings, training, or team building sessions. The “4 Facts” exercise simply asks people to write down 4 “facts” about themselves, 3 of them true, 1 not true. We encourage participants to think of...
Want Great Teams? Find the Real Leaders

Want Great Teams? Find the Real Leaders

I recently read a fascinating article in Business Week magazine that discussed an alternative approach to picking team leaders. Typically leaders are chosen for their prowess with the technical aspects of the job, their decision making skills, and their assertiveness...
Building Your Team and Changing Your Community

Building Your Team and Changing Your Community

We’ve had a great summer here at Team Builders Plus. We’ve been busy with scavenger hunts and adventures, and loved seeing teams bond while scouring their city for clues and participating in fun physicalchallenges. It may only be October, but we can already feel it in...