The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. –William James Most people have one defining need that very rarely gets satisfied. Many of us will move Heaven and Earth to satisfy this need. This one attribute is the single most motivating factor that leads to success. It is the [...]
As part of it’s conference in Newport, California, just south of Los Angeles, BP included a Build-A-Bike team building event to add energy and fun with a philanthropic component. 120 BP employees from around the globe came together to strategize for the upcoming year, get to know their colleagues and give back to the community. Through this [...]
When people come together with a common purpose and contribute their individual talents a lot of good things can happen. That was the experience of nearly 200 Wells Fargo employees as they joined together for a Build-A-Bike Team Building Event in the San Francisco Bay Area (Concord,California). The event was very active and solicited each [...]
When the economy is slow, company managers and leaders have to be very cautious with every expense. As a result, we will often put off hiring new employees until more certainty in the marketplace develops. Although natural efficiencies will develop in a downward economy, can team building activities help increase productivity so that we can [...]
Just because your city has under 20 million people doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be able to schedule one of the best team building events in the world! Because of the size of The Leader’s Institute® Team Building company and because our team building instructors are based in cities across the United States, we can [...]
Below are a few team building articles and team building tips that we published on the blog in past months. (Sometimes, real good ideas get buried, so here is a review of a few.) Team Building Game: The Helium Stick One of my favorite team building games or team icebreaker activities is sometimes called The [...]
6 top level supervisors from Irdeto, a global leader in IT security, came together from Canada, Europe and the US for a Camaraderie Quest high tech team scavenger hunt at the famous Pier 39 at the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California. The tasks included finding answer to questions, taking group pictures and even a [...]
Corporate team building is important in a struggling economy. As we all know…These are tough economic times! During tough economic times it is the tendency of most companies to button down the hatches, hunker down, and hopefully wait out the storm. While this may feel like the safest thing to do it is actually the [...]
Why team building is an important incentive to retain top talent A challenge many leaders face is, “How do you attract and retain talent with a workforce that is increasingly plugged in to social networking as a way of life?” Corporations have to adapt both how they recruit and how they work with people once [...]
Below are a few team building tips and team building articles that were publish in the past. (Sometimes, real good ideas get buried in the blog, so here is a review of a few.) Three Requisites for Corporate Team Building and Motivation There are three attitudes that need to be present in each team member [...]