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The Best Team Building Secret is to Create Lots of Energy and Enthusiasm – By Doug Staneart- Is it Time to Rebuild Society? - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2012 from Scott Hunter“When society requires to be rebuilt, there is no use in attempting to rebuild it on the old plan. No great improvements in the lot of mankind are possible, until a great change takes place in the fundamental constitution of their modes of thought.” John Stuart Mill If you look at our ...
Views: 1115(1 vote) - THE 10 INGREDIENTS OF A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEAM - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2012 from Al InfandeA team is a group of highly communicative people, with various diverse backgrounds, who all share a clearly defined, common goal. With this definition in mind, I am going to attempt to provide you with the 10 ingredients of a highly effective team. I use the concept of "ingredients" for a ...
Views: 10034(1 vote) - How You Can Turn into an Inspirational Leader? - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Arun RaoCorporate world is a boring place to be in. This is a commonly shared emotion among employees world over. A random survey has highlighted that most people hate going to office especially after the weekend. If this is true, what employer’s can do to change this thinking, to make their employees ...
Views: 1582(1 vote) - Team Building Tips - Meetings that appeal to all temperaments - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2012 from Lynn Ferguson-PinetDuring my team workshops we focus in on 4 core temperament styles that make up most teams, a very quick summary as it relates to meetings would be: 1.Action Oriented - let's get something accomplished and move on! 2.Task Oriented - let's be clear about what's on the agenda and keep to the ...
Views: 1277 - How to Tap the Power of Thank You - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2012 from Joey FaucetteThere may be only one day a year devoted to giving thanks, but expressing thanks year round and doing it well is one of the most profitable business strategies you can have. Numerous studies reveal that when you thank your customers, they spend more money and tell their friends about the ...
Views: 1634(1 vote) - Managerial Excellence: Three Reasons for Studying Organizational Behavior - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2012 from Nelly NanevaWhat is the best way to manage an organization? Scientific management, training groups, wellness programs, and organizational culture are only small part of the many managerial approaches managers have tried to implement in order to make more effective the workings of companies. Where does a ...
Views: 8038 - Tips on Protecting and Improving Your Websites Search Rankings - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2012 from Steve BrainAfter months of hard work your search engine optimization (SEO) best ethical practices has failed to improve your websites ranking in the search engine results pages (SERPs). Your content development, customer seeking and link creating efforts seem futile. Don’t get disheartened. You should be ...
Views: 1155 - Go Ahead, Fall in Love! - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2012 from Angie ThompsonFive Love Affairs Leaders Should Have Caught up in the spirit of Valentine`s Day, that day we celebrate romantic love, I began thinking again about the connection between the words love and leadership. Before you even read about these five love affairs, you might be put off by using the word ...
Views: 1150(1 vote) - Is being friends with your boss a good or bad thing? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2012 from Lynn Ferguson-PinetThe key to answering this question is dependent on how competent you are at your job. Like any good workplace relationship where there is an imbalance of power, the fundamental business relationship needs to be a good one. Think of the relationship between a customer and supplier. If the ...
Views: 1296 - How Does Your Team Win Like the San Francisco Giants? - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2012 from Joey FaucetteThe San Francisco Giants won the World Series…again. That’s two of the last three seasons, a rare achievement. What discoveries are there for you in their success as you seek to increase sales with greater productivity so you can leave the office earlier to do what you love with those you ...
Views: 1270 - Save Money on Your Cell Bill-Spend More Time with the Family - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2012 from Brock HanerWhat Is Solavei? If you’ve been on Facebook, Twitter, or Linkedin, no doubt you’ve heard about Solavei. Some people say it’s a new mobile phone service, some say it’s a way to get free mobile service, others say it’s the best business opportunity. And they’re all right. It’s the first social ...
Views: 1466 - The Art of Being Successful - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2012 from Scott HunterThe Art of Being Outrageously Successful! Prologue: My personal definition: you love your life, love what you do, love who you do it with, you are able to contribute and make a difference in the lives of others, you are financially secure, you get what you want most if not all of the time, ...
Views: 1494 - Top 10 Ways to Build Trust within your Team - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2012 from Lynn Ferguson-PinetBuilding trust is foundational element of successful teams. How you build trust however can be quite different for each team member. The following are the top 10 ways to build trust within the team. There are core elements that are important across each personality type. The first 4 items, ...
Views: 1655 - The X Factor – Alignment - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Scott Hunter“It’s hard to celebrate individual accolades with the team and with people, with fans. It’s a lot better when you do it as a team, when you win things as a team, when you become champions as a team. Then everyone can feel some of the excitement that you feel.” Michael Jordan - June 16, ...
Views: 1212 - The choice of Team Building Gauteng activities - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from jenifer smithMore and more corporate organisations are realising the benefits of team building Gauteng activities so are looking for companies who offer these services so they can book their own team building events. The main aim of team building Gauteng activities is to get staff members together away from ...
Views: 1294 - Working Together - We Can Create Friendship, Business and Love - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2012 from Dr. Erica GoodstoneAs a member of The National Writers Union for many years, I have been aware of the problems experienced by educated, professional writers. Many have been deprived of their contracted fees. Others have had their writing plagiarized or syndicated without their consent and without payment to the ...
Views: 1773(1 vote) - Interesting Navigation Concepts Used In Web Design - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2012 from Steve BrainThe significance of navigation key should not be overlooked by web designers. It is key element of every website. This is key through which the users browse the website from section to section and to the content of a website. Instead of sticking to the old traditional navigation concepts, you ...
Views: 2646(1 vote) - Team Building Exercises For New Groups - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2012 from Richard HighsmithWhen a group is created, the members must build trust among themselves. A facilitator can move this process along through a variety of team building exercises. The intention of the "games" is to get the new group members to loosen up, get to know each other and begin to create trusting ...
Views: 1910 - Understanding Your Teammate's Point of View - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2012 from Richard HighsmithHow often have you found yourself in conflict with a teammate because you see something one way and he/she sees them another? Perspective is a powerful phenomenon. The ancient fable of several blind men describing an elephant illustrates this well. Each was touching the elephant in different ...
Views: 1204 - Understanding Your Teammate's Point of View - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Richard HighsmithHow often have you found yourself in conflict with a teammate because you see something one way and he/she sees them another? Perspective is a powerful phenomenon. The ancient fable of several blind men describing an elephant illustrates this well. Each was touching the elephant in different ...
Views: 2125 - Four Ideas to Avoid Overreacting to a Teammate - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Richard HighsmithFor ten years I worked with a manager (I will call him Dallas) who had one tool in his professional toolbox - a hammer. Every problem Dallas ever encountered was a nail. With his limited repertoire of leadership skills, you might wonder how I lasted ten years. Everyone who worked any length of ...
Views: 1298 - Building Trust on Your Team - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Richard HighsmithTrust is an essential part of team effectiveness. However the strength of trusting relationships varies significantly based on team dynamics. When teammates trust us, they truly take a risk. And with each successive time people put their trust in us and we don't let them down, we reduce that ...
Views: 1402 - Six Steps for Healthy Confrontation in Teams - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Richard HighsmithConflict resolution is intellectually simple. The most logical solution would be selected and implemented. However, the human factor of emotion can make solutions extraordinarily difficult. Outside the mythical planet of Vulcan where pure logic reigns supreme, conflict resolution requires ...
Views: 3514 - Five Personal Steps to Improve Your Team's Performance - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Richard HighsmithI know you've heard the expression, "There is no 'I' in team." Au contraire, I believe the "I" is implied and critical to the success of every team. Do you know a team member who is his/her own worst enemy? Group success depends on individuals working together with common goals of improvement ...
Views: 1402 - Three Important Tips For A Thriving Team Building Events - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2012 from Anima SharmaTeam building exercises can run the gamut from simple child's play to a more complex problem to solve the challenges. What can be done indoors or out, day or night. The accessories used in these exercises are inexpensive. The only element of these exercises you require to invest some money on ...
Views: 966 - The benefits of Team Building Activities - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from jenifer smithTeam building activities are something that many companies now invest in on a regular basis to bring employees together away from the workplace setting. There are lots of companies who organise and run team building activities and different companies may all offer different types of events and ...
Views: 1190 - Olympic Leadership for 21st Century Clarity and Confidence - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2012 from Valencia RayLeadership is evolving, and it needs to. A one-size-fits-all, cookie-cutter approach is no longer working, and for good reason. The immense change we are facing is requiring leaders to be authentic and vulnerable, which means “less fear,” not weak, and in touch with their own individual ...
Views: 1089 - Top 10 Ways to Improve Communication Within the Team - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2012 from Lynn Ferguson-PinetEffective communication is such an important part of successful teams, when team members effectively communicate they are well equipped to work through any team challenge or opportunity that comes their way. There is no one size fits all for how to communicate optimally which each ...
Views: 1298 - Fear of Conflict in Team-Building — What’s So Scary? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Valencia RayTeam dysfunction is at the heart of much organizational dysfunction. After all, people comprise teams and teams create organizations. Or, let’s work backwards: if we want to improve organizations, we need to develop individual people. Notice I said, “develop,” not “fix” or “improve.” Our view of ...
Views: 2865(1 vote) - How to Demote Yourself - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Ian HendersonMany years ago I read Dr Stephen Covey’s seminal work ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’. It made me think about the crucial difference that exists between being efficient and being effective. I came to define efficiency as ‘doing the job right’, whatever the job was. Effectiveness, on ...
Views: 4462 - Prepare your best teams with the help of expert motivational speaker - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Jack WilsonYou have to attend several meetings, team building exercises, conferences, award ceremonies and product launches every month. You are invited to several corporate celebrations as well. As a Public Relations professional you know how important these events are in creating the bonding between the ...
Views: 2336 - 4 ways business website design influences lead generation - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2013 from Ribi KhaimovMany companies start a partnership with business website design services when they realize that they are receiving minimum to no leads from their original website creation. Normally, poorly generated leads or traffic to a website occur because the web design itself was never truly created with ...
Views: 1820 - An Effective Leader can Improve Team Dynamics - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Arun RaoTeam Building and Leadership is interconnected. For one to happen, the other has to be effective. Only an effective leader has the skills to drive a team to achieve shared goals. A team consists of a group of people who have come together for some common objective. They are committed to a ...
Views: 1773(1 vote) - Tips for Leaders to Overcome The State of Self-Doubt - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2012 from Arun RaoI am not good enough to get that job. I can never be a good leader, why should I apply for that job. No matter whether you are interviewing for a new job or taking up some leadership role in your organization, everyone at some point in life nurture a self-doubt in his career. The reasons for all ...
Views: 1689(1 vote) - Different Team Building Activities To Make A Better Work Environment - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2012 from Anima SharmaTeam building activities for the workplace can work perfectly for you if you are an entrepreneur who wants to improve the productivity of your staff. The activities are also very helpful in trying to build a better workplace has employees who are close to each other. Team building activities ...
Views: 1253 - Engaging Employees Begins with an Engaged Leader - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2012 from Valencia RayEmployee engagement evolves organically from a leader’s engaging behavior and an engaging organizational culture. It is really not a “formula.” It boils down to leading and creating organizational culture in ways that stimulate trust, show interest in the individual’s wellbeing, and stimulate ...
Views: 1288(1 vote) - ABCD of Custom Application Development in Orange County (OC) - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Steve BrainIn the present market, all the leading Business Houses have taken on the Benefits of Custom Applications to enhance the potentiality of their business. What is this Custom Application and how can it help a business to flourish? Answering all these queries, this article gives a brief note of ...
Views: 921 - How to Build and Lead a Team of High Performers? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2012 from Arun RaoEver wondered why a particular sports team is on the winning side most times. It is due to a strong team dynamics, which motivate each individual to be a high performer. Team dynamics is one of the critical leadership competencies to build and lead a high performing team. No matter the size of ...
Views: 1361(3 votes) - Leadership and Team Building: The Core of Every Business - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2012 from Arun RaoCorporate offices employ team enhancement activities to minimize internal conflicts among the employees, escalate performance and productivity. Such programs facilitate in the creation of a positive atmosphere at the workplace by increasing team interactions, motivating the team to work, and ...
Views: 1635(1 vote) - Constructing a TEAM IDENTITY - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2012 from Arun RaoWe recently worked with a senior team which had a new leader. The fact that the leaders working style was very different from the previous leader and the added fact that nearly half of the members were new to the team, made it necessary for the team to get into an offsite – to try and construct ...
Views: 3380(1 vote) - 4 Common Leadership Mistakes - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2012 from Arun RaoOne of the most satisfying elements of our work is being able to watch at very close quarters how different leaders work with their teams. And, we have been fortunate to see many remarkable leaders and their different styles in handling their teams. At the same time, in the course of our ...
Views: 1500(1 vote) - 10 Ways to Inspire Your Team - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2012 from Arun RaoThink about it for a minute – who inspired you the most? A great sports star often inspires others to take to the sport. A colossus like Mahatma Gandhi inspired a whole nation to follow his path of Satyagraha. A Mother Teresa inspired kindness and compassion in millions. A call by Anna ...
Views: 1319(1 vote) - Why Having Satisfied Customers Isn't Enough - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2012 from Asa BeaversCustomer satisfaction – I’ve heard it… you’ve heard it a gazillion times. Businesses, large and small, striving to fulfill their customers needs and desires. Doing everything they can to meet the customer’s expectations or demands; seemingly believing that as long as they have content ...
Views: 1505 - Coaching Your Team to Success - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2012 from Ingrid MartineLet’s face it. Business school wasn’t the best preparation for managing a business unit. For most of us, learning how to effectively lead a team comes from on-the-job training. Whether you manage two assistants or a large department, coaching your team is a powerful path to success. When a ...
Views: 1895(1 vote) - Communication In The Workplace - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2012 from Chris HammerCommunication in the workplace has to do with how we interact with our colleagues on many different levels simultaneously. It has to do with how we plan and convey the messages we want to give, both verbally and nonverbally; and with how we listen to, interpret, and respond to others’ messages. ...
Views: 1236 - CMOE - How Team Building Should Be - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2012 from Ioventures IncA team building activity is a good venue for individual members with unique talents and personalities to learn how to integrate as a team so they can drive results in a more effective manner. It can involve a range of activities and exercises that support team objectives. Several different ...
Views: 1310 - What Is Your Destiny - Is A Courageous Men's Destiny Team For You? - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2012 from Michael EcuyerGodly men - it is time to rise up and discover what is your destiny! If you are struggling with this or are looking for help to walk out your destiny, then a Courageous Men's Destiny Team is for you. So how does this life-changing, dream-realizing opportunity work? First of all, this chance ...
Views: 1069 - Heading towards Barcelona to Enjoy Stag Weekend Activities - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Fadhrick PickasoThere are numerous places to spend a fun- filled and exciting stag weekend. However, some places hold the edge over others. Among these, Barcelona is one that has its nose ahead of others.. And why should it not be? For over the ages, Barcelona has experienced a constant rush of tourist from ...
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