Writer's Wednesday with Barbara Hannay

Harlequin Romance's Barabara Hannay is with us today...talking about work and how it can be anything but! ... the framework of a corporate team building workshop. So, of course, my first task was to find team building ... from our normal classroom work and with no students around and a playful atmosphere, the teachers [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 00:00:00

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Does Your International Business Consultant Provide Negotiation Workshops?

Market access ? Larger contracts? New clients? A smoother working environment? Less infighting? International markets? Preferential treatment? ... . All attendees should actively participate. Participation in this seminar facilitates team building, discovers ... Workshop can help. A highly interactive seminar, customized to your specific needs, can design [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 13:14:26

Focusing On Your Circle of Financial Influence

In an effort at personal development, I am currently reading the long-time bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey. I got the book years ago from some sort of corporate team-building workshop but never finished reading it. I think that many ideas within [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 12:11:58

Building Championship Teams

The past two days, I’ve been in a closed-door, turn-off-your-cell phone, all-hands-on-deck team building retreat ... of it explained “how we humans work” and, of course how to perform as a part of a championship team ... to me recently.I won’t quote material directly from the workshop, since I had to sign a “confidentiality [more...]

Date: 2009-02-07 04:09:39

Pioneer Projects

These photos are projects made by classes of homeschoolers participating in an experiential learning class, ... American skills, primitive skills in general, pioneering skills and team-building games ... than the one day workshops this same program offers which don't allow for friendship-building [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 14:17:41

Facilitating Group Discussions

Today and tomorrow I am in Seattle for the Association of Research Libraries institute, "Scholarly Communication Outreach: ... is entrusted to record the thoughts of others.  We had a team-building workshop at NYU a few years [more...]

Date: 2009-03-12 02:35:12

Aetherica 2009 Announcement

Rachael Livermore, Co-Chair, Aetherica writes: Please see below for an announcement of a new convention for fantasy fans ... fantasy-themed programming, ranging from presentations and panels to craft workshops and team building activities. Just as fantasy ranges from fairy tales to complex epics, So Aetherica will offer [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 15:58:09

iDiscoveri Preschool, Sohna Road

Over the past couple of weeks, we've been on a preschool hunt for our little toddler ... like leadership training, team building outdoor camps and workshops, and so on. They have forayed ... school" with a lot of focus on green activities [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 02:11:00

25C3 hardware workshops

quadcopter The 25C3 team has a post highlighting some of the hardware workshops that will be happening at Chaos Communication Congress this ... year. Our own Jimmie Rodgers will be in the microcontroller workshop area building kits with many others. The folks from mignon will be bringing several of their game kits for another workshop [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 00:12:48

Top 5 Fast Track Courses

1. COMMUNICATION SKILLS COURSE - attend workshops on honing your communication skills to create an impression at the workplace ... get to know certain secrets of top leaders of the world. 4. TEAM BUILDING COURSE ... you. In many cases, low productivity is a result of ineffective team building. It requires efforts [more...]

Date: 2009-02-24 09:35:20

the perfect antidote to bogus business advice

This month I was lucky enough to work with Neil Mullarkey, one of the founders of London’s famous Comedy Store, ... jump with your Head of IT - all in the name of team-building? Or made to parade with your workmates ... will take strange pleasure in seeing everything from “bonding days” to “confidence building workshops” put [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 10:22:18

Setting up a training event

When you are setting up a workshop, business coaches will tell you that it is important everyone knows exactly what the exercise is all about and ... exercises or games to develop what they perceive as weak points within their particular team ... of encouraging and developing team building. However it is a good idea at some point to mix [more...]

Date: 2009-02-23 17:09:25

2009 Great PA Cleanup

From April 25 to May 9, 2009, Pennsylvanians will be joining in an ambitious statewide effort to remove litter and trash from Pennsylvania’s ... and training for communities doing cleanups. The workshops will walk participants through the steps of building a community team, assigning key leadership jobs, doing a site assessment, developing a cleanup [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 22:54:23

Creative Writing Three-Day Intensive Workshops

typewriter-have-a-wonderful-day.JPG If you’re a wordsmith looking for a brief, fun and intensive workshop, ... . The workshops will be team-taught by Brad and me, and the first two will be offered in January 2009 ... , but it’s far more than that. What at first glance appears to be the main focus - the person or building [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 21:26:43

Cutting Edge Inspirational Speaker!

If I told you that someone was plagued with chronic infections, dislocating their shoulder 13 times, depression, diabetes and then cancer .. ... and relevant topics including empowerment, change, health, intuition, stress, the economy, team building ... and entrepreneur who has spent the past 15 years speaking at corporate events, retreats, workshops [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 19:13:35

eTwinning in Essex

The eTwinning team will be holding a workshop in Basildon, Essex on the 30th of April 2009 ... with us using the Creative Commons License.  The building is St Martin's bell tower, a unique free ... in this or any other workshop, please get in touch with the eTwinning team [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 11:31:25

Theatre Workshop

I attended this theatre workshop on Saturday. While I had been extremely excited about the program, ... and was a trifle disappointed that it was just wake-up- no team building or any such thing.I remember ... could be used further to develop a more corporate suited program.And in my opinion, there were too many [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 03:40:00

Koosh Balls and Team Building

Whew.After yesterday's post, I got a little nervous about my plans. It's not like me to be so far behind when planning something like this. Today, I'm feeling better, but I will have a bit of preparation to do before the workshop tomorrow. I'll need to make up some handouts for the attendees with my email address, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 14:00:00

Discovery Green Will Host Free WITS Workshops

WITS will be teaching creative writing workshops at Discovery Green every Saturday (March 7 - June 27, 2009) from 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ... creative writing workshop is team-taught by two WITS writers to ensure successful interaction ... Library Express building, located in the Lake House Building.  Children in grades 2-8 are welcome [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 21:37:43

This week’s Special Person is Joyce Sinclair

“Moral standards are on the decline like never before ... , Supervisory Management, Team Building, Communication, Telephone Courtesy, Report Writing ... of a higher quality of service delivery. She has co-sponsored with other consultants on workshops [more...]

Date: 2009-03-01 09:44:20

Enhancing Supervisory Skills -1 day workshop in March 09

Workshop on Enhancing Supervisory Skills Date: 12 MARCH 2009 Venue: JW Marriott, ... of generating & nurturing others leads to building self and team’s capacity to handle bigger challenges ... to generating excellence from the team is one of the biggest challenges faced by [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 05:08:33

Investing in Professional Development

by Rabbi Yoni ( Yonatan) Gordis As organizational leanness becomes a more necessary mode of thinking across the Jewish community, ... with the times. Building on a foundation of your team knowing its history and its culture ... of professional development, ranging from formal graduate degrees to less formal workshops, skills [more...]

Date: 2009-03-02 06:01:50

Pam Lists Island Village Landmark!

Only the Waterfront Experts at the Knieper Team could bring you an opportunity like this! ... overbuild” on an island! Also on the island you will find many finished outdoor living areas ... five-car garage that is oversized and includes workshop area, a storage building, RV Parking area… [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 14:02:27

Workshopping

Classify this under 'what was I thinking?'.On Saturday morning, ... better start thinking about how I'm going to fill an hour and a half with science and team building exercises, huh?I can do it.I just can't really scrape together any real enthusiasm [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 14:00:00

Pam Lists Island Village Landmark!

Only the Waterfront Experts at the Knieper Team could bring you an opportunity like this! ... ” on an island! Also on the island you will find many finished outdoor living areas and covered ... garage that is oversized and includes workshop area, a storage building, RV Parking area…the list goes [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 03:25:21

Floating House / MOS

Architects: MOS - Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample Location: Ontario, Canada Design Team: Fred Holt, Chad Burke, Ryan Bollom, Forest Fulton, ... expensive; the majority of costs would have been applied toward transporting building materials ... to the lake outside the workshop. On the frozen lake, near the shore, the fabricators constructed the house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 12:07:26

Shelter for Survival Kids Workshop at Croton Point Nature Center March 21

SOURCE: WestchesterGov.com Kids will construct a shelter in the woods, while learning the importance of team building skills, as well as other survival techniques. Saturday 1 PM, cost FREE [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 10:05:07

Cambodia - What do you need?

As we were late it was straight into a 1.5 hour intro workshop. The teachers were happy and smily and the building, built by Pepy, was perfect ... . 3. The next person from each group comes to the front and writes one other problem. 4. The team [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 11:26:04

Prioritizing Your Web Marketing Budget - What Slice of the Pie Should Social Media Get?

Geoff Livingston live blogged the Network Solutions Solutions Stars Video Conference -- by a team of Internet marketing and social media rock ... and translatable.   The topics addressed include: Building Web Presence The Social Opportunity Start ... media strategists or what I'd like to call "Social Productivity" (I'm developing a workshop [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 19:58:32

SEO / SEM Workshop at Urdaneta City University

I'll be conducting a workshop on Search Engine Marketing - Search Engine Optimization this February 27 at the 4th floor new building of Urdaneta ... tips and techniques to get a site to the top of search engine rankings (e.g. Google, Yahoo, and MSN ... with portable Internet access (such as through your mobile phone). 2/20 Update: My tag team speaker [more...]

Date: 2009-02-18 09:26:00

Summer workshops with New Voice Company, Gantimpala Theater

1. New Voice Company , one of the country’s most progressive theater companies and founded by artistic director Monique Wilson, ... and psychological actions, animal work, relationship exercises, and learning how to build a character. Work will also include theater games by Viola Spolin, which encourages trust, being part of a team [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 16:00:00

Surge of Nerds Rebuilds Afghanistan

Over this past month, a group of motivated geeks traveled to Osama bin Laden's old stomping grounds in Afghanistan to help oversee a novel project: ... -scale workshop and rapid prototyping facility where local participants can learn new technology skills ... . Total cost? Around $40,000 (not including donated time and security work ). Fab Lab team leader [more...]

Date: 2009-01-30 16:41:00

Streetwires

In Cape Town, South Africa, we stroll downtown under crystalline skies in a visually stunning tableau where human structures are humbled by Table ... unique approach to capacity building through wire craft. Wire art’s South African origins sprung ... , marketable skill that could be taught to the unemployed, providing both capacity building and economic [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 19:25:24

California Place Park design proposals: “Where’s the playspace?”

By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor The question came about two-thirds of the way through this morning’s design workshop — second in a ... landscape architect Karen Kiest (photo above) had started the workshop. That was no small question ... . But before we finish going down that road, for those who couldn’t make this morning’s workshop - which [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 06:59:17

knitting at the ranch

it really is all that. you can set up your skein winder on the arm of the bench and crank away while soaking up the vista. then leave it there for several days cuz someone else might enjoy it too. now that’s living. i hadn’t been to new mexico for a very long time and when lauren baldwin contacted me about the possibility of teaching at a [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 02:52:47

Generation Generosity

together from the ground up with the goal of raising money for clean water - putting the charity and its' mission before anything else.   (Well, maybe another motivation was the desire to meet up with other Twitter users and have a good time. Fundraising events should be fun!)  And while there are commercial or business event sponsors [more...]

Date: 2009-02-07 00:15:53

Brighter Horizons for Web Education

Our young medium is still ironing out a few kinks—perhaps the biggest of which is the way budding web professionals are being educated. Schools that teach web design struggle to keep pace with our industry, and those just starting their curricula often set off in the wrong direction because the breadth and depth of our medium can be daunting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 18:05:38

The Short End Of The Stimulus

When the U.S. House rolled out an initial summary of its recovery package last week, ... told the Community Media Workshop, “and it needs to be focused on long-term goals, reducing traffic ... transition team. Transit activists responded with appropriate disgust. Transportation For America [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:58:30

Mando’s World - an Interview with the Man Behind “El Mundo de Mando”

  Last weekend I sat down with Armando Rayo, aka El Mundo de Mando , to discuss engaging the Hispanic community, taco journalism , sustainability, RISE , and more. Mando’s day job is Director of Hands On Central Texas at the United Way , but there is far more to him than that! He describes himself as “a nonprofit guy with a ‘Si Se Puede! [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 18:58:06

Spoor House Yesterday the EPA announced winners of the second annual green building competition known as the Lifecycle Building Challenge, ... disassembly and that anticipate future use of building materials. It was open to architects, reuse experts ... , and students in three main categories: (1) Building, (2) Innovation, and (3) Outstanding [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 17:25:03

Make This Thursday an Ecommerce Webinar Day

If you follow Get Elastic and the ecommerce marketing world, you won’t want to miss 2 back-to-back webinars by our friends at Sitebrand, ... personas 2. Building messaging that engages first-time visitor segments / personas 3. Mapping site real ... team will be available online to answer your specific ecommerce optimization questions. Register [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 02:55:41

Finding the Courage to Succeed as an Entrepreneur

Note: This is quite a long post, and a fair amount of it deals with my own journey from employee to entrepreneur ... , read on… There aren’t too many days go by when I’m not reminded of the sorry state of the economy ... the newspaper. In fact, there are some days when I just avoid the news altogether - not because I want [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:08:56

ThoughtFest 09

Last week I was fortunate to be one of the attendees at the fantastic Thought Fest 2009 conference, held at the University of Salford's Think Lab ... from across Europe. Potential attendees pitched for place prior to the event, submitting their ideas for outline sessions - Dave White from Oxford University & I formed a digital literacy tag team [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 23:21:30

Party Favors: Let Them Make Cake

BALTIMORE - Duff Goldman already has a plan for Kevin Smith’s birthday cake. The star of the Ace of Cakes dreams of delivering a frosted delight that will put all his baking skills to work. His design will blow away the masterpieces delivered to Roger Moore, Harry Potter and John Waters. What is it? [more...]

Date: 2009-02-27 04:23:33

Reactions to Sustainability Center proposals

Although I was not at the presentations late last week by four teams vying for the city's new Sustainability Center commission, ... Chambers of Portland, Oregon for the Living Building Challenge’s Sustainability Center of Excellence ... as a community partner and by marketing their sustainability. They certainly were the favored team walking [more...]

Date: 2009-03-02 19:40:21

2009 NAHBS Award Winners

Indianapolis -- A crowd of 1728 on the final day of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show resulted in an total of 6, ... set of 20 bicycles to celebrate his 40th anniversary of frame building. Using old Columbus tubes ... has always wanted to outfit a cyclocross team, and that that was the inspiration for the bright blue machine [more...]

Date: 2009-03-02 13:30:00

Open Source Treadle Pump

Treadle Pump Prototype A team of students from the University of Michigan BLUELab produced their first prototype of a treadle pump in ... to simulate building in the countries where the pump will be most appropriate (sub Saharan Africa, South Asia). Guatemala offers the challenge of building with limited resources without the expense [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 21:12:01

Step-by-Step: How To Set Up A Nonprofit Listening Post (Twitter - Part 1)

Photo by Andy Field I think Chris Brogan said that the secret to Twitter is listening (or search), not blasting your message out ... the Listening Module for the WeAreMedia workshop in February, I'm going to write up some step-by-steps ... has to do the deep dive or heavy lifting, how will you organize your team effort? How will you share the results [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 22:39:49

MARCH 2009 NEWSLETTER - MASTERS WORKSHOPS SERIES

Latest News Pantera Workshop Get Killer Abs Jenyne Workshops Sassy Minxx Show Wanna Party? ... to tell your grandkids that you were able to study with her personally. This is the first workshop ... -level workshop featuring tricks appropriate for the advanced pole dancer.  She's also available [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 19:29:06

Peace Education Institute announce 2009 summer camps schedule

The summer peace camps program offered by The Peace Education Institute is now in its third year of providing young people an opportunity to explore ... -building skills that will serve them throughout life. * Peace Challenge Camp (for rising 5th &amp ... of the Woods Retreat Center in Coil, OK. It has a maximum enrolment of 16 students. The 5 day camp [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 03:43:35

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