Wonderfully creative and random way to debrief your group’s experience. At A Glance Participants are asked to randomly pull a ball out of a bag, the colour of which will direct the focus of their response. What You Need Selection of balls (different colours) or other multi-coloured items. Form one large or several small groups.
From traditional to modern, Japan offers: – a wide variety of possibilities for team building themes – many options for recreational activities and excursions to flesh out your theme – the facilities to pull off a team building retreat, business meeting or conference flawlessly Throughout the year, there’s an opportunity to incorporate some really interesting Japanese cultural experiences into your retreat. To help your company “stay ahead of the curve”, field trips and factory tours to uncover ultra-modern new technology can also be built into your agenda. You can also have an opportunity to round out your agenda with keynote speakers and panels can focusing Japanese business practices, Kaizen, TQM, or Six Sigma.
Recently, there have been a number of articles in Middle Eastern publications highlighting the importance of team building for companies in the United Arab Emirates and other GCC countries. Facilitated team building can make a significant contribution to corporate performance. Team building is relatively new in GCC countries. This is the perfect opportunity to emulate best practices and learn from the mistakes of companies in other countries.
Adrenaline junkies in some executive suites combined with an “anything a group does together is team building” mentality is leading to some dangerous pseudo team building practices. Come check out the videos and see what some companies are doing in the name of team building. What will it take for common sense to prevail and companies return to a bottom line oriented team building?
There are a variety of programs for teams that use music. Some are effective and some aren’t. Simply bringing a group of people together to have fun with music definitely requires teamwork….but it isn’t team building without adding some important ingredients.
Whether you’re looking for a fresh experience to help your team generate breakthrough solutions or you just want to reward your team, look no further than a luxury desert team building retreat in Dubai. Stay at a luxury Bedouin camp, enjoy 5 star cuisine, gp sandboarding, have fun with dune buggies, and enjoy an outdoor cooking challenge. I just got back from Dubai and I captured some of these experiences in photos and videos. Enjoy!
With increasing frequency, there is pressure to cut team building short on the last day. Suddenly there is pressure to wrap things up shortly, end the session early to let people go back to the resort early or have more free time for shopping. Cutting short the debiefing will guarantee that the analytical learners never have an opportunity to tie up loose ends. I have some ideas about why this is taking place but I want to hear from blog visitors first. Any comments that would shed light on some of these dynamics and propose solutions would be great.
Team building that isn’t customized for your business is likely to end up being just another entertaining corporate event. There is a place for corporate events but social activities are never a replacement for reall team building. Companies can improve the impact of team building with relevant, customized projects.
Is decision-making a dying art and a disappearing leadership competency? I believe that it is. It shows up in many ways. Scenario: A Canadian company sends out a bid for a major equipment acquisition. The process drags on for months. Eventually, they decide to stick with what they have. Why do companies seem to have so much difficulty making decisions these days? Why do some CEOs put their teams and suppliers through weeks of work that is then scrapped? Is decision-making a dying leadership competency? Is so why and what can be done about it? What is behind some of the poor judgement that is showing up in executive suites? Perspectives from CEOs, suppliers and consultants would be greatly appreciated.
In the spirit of Xmas, here are three gifts I’d like to pass onto you. I have received so much value from each of these three resources during the year, I feel compelled to share them with you too (the first two are free): Seth Godin’s Blog – Seth is a brilliant thinker. I receive