How to Build a Healthy Team

How to Build a Healthy Team

The 5 dynamics of an effective team I came across this 2018 article by Natasha Merrington. It’s good. What I find really interesting is the conclusions. See, in the realm of facilitation, the realm that includes ropes courses, and hula hoops, we came to the same...
5 Ways to Build Trust in Your Team

5 Ways to Build Trust in Your Team

Anyone who knows me, has heard me talk endlessly about team building. Recently, I wrote about Exemplary Practices of Experiential Training and Development  and how The Learning Methodology companies engage in work to either fulfill or undermine team building goals. In...
Team Building is Group Therapy

Team Building is Group Therapy

The truth is.. Team building is a form of group therapy. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Teams that perform well, teams that are healthy in their overall dynamic, are teams that invest themselves in relationship development and ultimately group...
Want a Thriving Organization?

Want a Thriving Organization?

Highly engaged teams can be the difference between a thriving organization and one that’s stuck in ineffective methods and mindsets. An important key to employee engagement and high morale is a positive workplace environment where deep trust and mutual respect...
The Underpinnings of Teamwork

The Underpinnings of Teamwork

I read a lot while I think. While doing so, I find myself wanting to talk repeatedly about what teambuilding is, what experiential learning is, and how leaders can benefit from viewing both the philosophical and research findings that are relevant today. Sometimes I...
Authenticity & Team Building

Authenticity & Team Building

I want to share a communication from a project we did a while back. As we prepared to run a 2-day workshop for a team within a local technology company, I asked the leader to sit back with a cup of tea, and note pad, and a good pen – and write out a little...