A Healthy Lifestyle is Man’s Best Choice

First Off, I would like to Wish Everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Building a healthy lifestyle is a cornerstone to living a full life ... developing an exercise plan, discuss with your health care team what exercises, if any, would be good for you. Exercise can be fun and the best way to make sure it’s habitual is to incorporate an [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 03:36:00

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I'm Richer than Damon. Hah!

So everyone showed up for work today. I wonder if there were ice-breakers and team-building exercises? Personally, I hate participating in ice-breakers and team-building exercises....but I like to imagine baseball players being forced to do them. It entertains me. I am only tentatively OK [more...]

Date: 2009-02-20 23:42:00

it's not about you (when employee engagement meets bad management)

i'm going to dip back into my old HR role for a moment here. ( ... to a question from one of her readers.  her take is that team-building exercises are not usually meaningful ... , though, i believe most team-building exercises are a waste of time and most senior management doesn’ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 05:16:00

Finally, a great team building exercise

I hate “connectivity” events that we have at work. These are events where a group of about 100 of us (normally 50 turn out) ... and with our team. Usually the ice breaker, or team building, event is corny and not very value added. I actually ... for myself. If you need a team building exercise you should really check into the Drum Cafe [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 03:18:30

Teamwork Building is not Leadership

In the last couple of weeks, I have run across a number of articles about teamwork and how to build teams ... team building exercises on their followers. A leader encourages a climate where people can grow and learn. A leader doesn't need to rely on exercises like rappelling, hot coal walking, and trust games [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:25:17

And We Might Even Improv...

LifePlay At a recent Central Region Evangelism offsite meeting, we did something fun. The first morning was setup as a skills training day ... collaboration efforts, technical or soft skills training and some type of team building exercise. For example, at the last offsite we did a scavenger hunt all across Las Vegas as the team building exercise [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 16:53:49

Team builders - more than icebreakers

Team building games and activities are great ways to help groups develop cooperation, decision making and communication skills. Team building exercises can be adapted for many different settings and public domain examples ... over the years in youth clubs, youth weekends, camps and as team building exercises with new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-31 10:00:00

Team exercise in SL

I'm sitting in on a class at Syracuse University that is about Second Life and design.  Yesterday we dd a team problem-solving exercise and we did it in two forms.  First, four ... know what that was.  And none of us had the skill to create one quickly in SL for her to look [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 00:25:06

Family Adventures at 4 a.m.

Usually you wake up from a nightmare. Last night, I woke up and walked right into one. I heard some scuffling in the hallway at 4 a.m ... out on this team building exercise straight from God himself! We quickly discovered Tristan’ ... team work. It didn’t take me long to jump into the tub to wash off my feet and get Tristan situated [more...]

Date: 2009-02-23 13:47:31

Family Adventures at 4 a.m.

Usually you wake up from a nightmare. Last night, I woke up and walked right into one. I heard some scuffling in the hallway at 4 a.m ... out on this team building exercise straight from God himself! We quickly discovered Tristan’ ... team work. It didn’t take me long to jump into the tub to wash off my feet and get Tristan situated [more...]

Date: 2009-02-23 13:47:31

Turning a routine practice session into a team-building exercise

Loved this story in today's Washington Post about how the Caps took "a welcome break from the 82-game regular season grind" ... . Boudreau has a long history of spicing up otherwise routine practice sessions and turning them into team-building exercises." Last night's scrimmage, which consisted of two 15-minute periods, was another [more...]

Date: 2009-01-30 19:00:10

ball lock pins

What you need ball lock pins ? Well that is one thing that you can get in large supply from the Reid Supply web site ... the entire month of March. Related Posts Paintball and Air Soft Team Building A great team building exercise is a group paintball challenge involving capture the flag. Make sure [more...]

Date: 2009-03-03 22:41:35

Episode 26 - Four-Hundred Sixty-Four To Go

Andrew, Olivia, Tony and Leonard discuss the federalization of the mundanities of life, neighbors who play their lousy music far too loud, corporate team building exercises and how ... , team building, technology, Tony Zaret.Bookmark the Permalink.Subscribe to Comments RSS feed.Post [more...]

Date: 2009-01-28 03:56:15

SDN Tournament Round 1 - Division B

SDN Tournament Round 1 - Division B September 25th, 2008 Oh, man. There were some close ones in Division A ... if Rohan Marley let her leave house. VOTE @ RON MEXICO CITY Team-Building Exercises ... him rap. Consummate team player. Lets Corey Gunz toss Mario Bros. wallet on top of paperstacks [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 18:55:09

They Will Beat Their Bats Into Pool Cues... Their Mitts Into Chalk Squares

Via The Bleacher Report: "The Yankees start playing games on Wednesday so manager Joe Girardi took advantage of one of the few days they have without obligations to take his team out for a relationship building exercise: a pool tournament. 'I’ve never been on a team that’s done something like this before, but I often wondered why [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 13:38:23

Don’t Forget About Your Staff

Okay, I know, one more thing to think of in this awful market but hey, you wanted to be an entrepreneur so this is what it really is…so glamorous, ... ESPECIALLY in these times;5.  Team building - some great exercises can be found at www.teambuildinginc.comA ... time to create even more team cohesion - be transparent, be honest and be compassionate and [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 23:45:53

Improv Course Information

Here, as promised, is all the information you'll need to register for the 8 week course I'll be co-facilitating this winter at the Elora Centre for ... 8 weeks of theatre games, team building exercises and trust exercises, as well as, situational [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 05:00:00

Eagle Ranch Resort

Thanks to Hairi, Yazid & I got the opportunity to photograph a company’s team building exercise at this resort in PD last weekend ... and team building activities. The numerous fun-filled pursuits and outdoor adventures available ... of obstable courses and numerous outdoor pursuits, this place may seem more like a training camp [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 13:27:37

Tales from the IC

Our staff is reading through The Orange Code.  It’s a really fun and inspiring inside look at the inception and implementation of the ING Direct ... of the members of Arkadi Kuhlmann’s inner circle.  I asked each member of our lead team to complete a similar exercise, writing a condensed description of each of their fellow team members, amplifying [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 09:35:54

My First Agile Project Part 10: 5 Important Issues for Teams

Originally published on AgileSoftwareDevelopment.com Picture courtesy of jeffk on flickr I’ve written a lot about mistakes we made and the parts ... of companies try to do “team building” exercises and these are even less effective for programmers than ... we have a strong team and hopefully our lessons can provide some insight into building a strong [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 12:10:37

Visitors

5th years say to me and Colleague this morning “Why are you all dolled up?” We look at each other. She says, “We’re not”. I say, “Why? ... , but it works brilliantly as an ice-breaker and to get them moving memory techniques - which words ... , with actions Most of the groups forgot about the original team-building exercises, the brain [more...]

Date: 2009-02-11 23:55:14

Gaurav Saklani and Tarun Chandna '92 batch profiled in Business Today

From Business TodaySmells like team spiritJune 24, 2008Google India’s 50-strong HR team was in for a surprise during their team building exercise at ... ) modules of Catalyst India’s innovative teambuilding programs. Catalyst India is an offshoot of the UK ... It was fun but there were key learnings as well. Unlike other training programmes, where the activi [more...]

Date: 2008-07-12 05:19:00

hey, cherry. do you belong to the physics club?

Last week, Tool Man was out of town for work, doing whatever it is Major Tool Company representatives do when they leave their wives at home alone ... gathering for a series of trust-building activities and outdoor games. Before he could finish telling ... out "Team Building Exercise '99!!" directly into his ear. Sadly, my glee at this very appropriately [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 03:15:00

On Building Community At One Private Uni.

A reader encourages us to check out this article about Quest University, a very new private university north of Vancouver BC. Here's a little flava ... consists of team building and leadership exercises, preferably outdoors. Some of the activities today included trust exercises and the raising of a student-made Quest flag (we first had to dig a hole [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 10:54:00

Healthy Ways to Blow off Steam at Work (Without Losing Control)

It’s one of those days, or maybe one of those weeks, months, or even years, when everything seems to be going wrong ... or stressed at work, use humor to lighten the mood. Play a team-building exercise or tell a joke or story ... and home can be overwhelming, but before you detonate from built-up stress, use these five tips [more...]

Date: 2009-02-27 14:58:07

Casual Day, 2007

Something like a neutered cross between Dan Pita's bituminous satire on dysfunctional leadership, Orienteering , ... for an overnight team building retreat in the country dubbed as "casual day" where neckties are shed ... of team building exercises that serve only to reinforce institutionalized power structures [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 19:50:35

Rethinking Instruction ... Again

One of my favorite things about teaching is that I never feel like I've figured out how to do it well ... of feeling that I was participating in something as corny as any of those team building exercises ... to combine the idea of the Knowledge Survey* with classroom clickers.I've been hearing about clickers [more...]

Date: 2008-09-14 15:59:00

Social Media Games Are Not For the Office? Says Who?

Shel Holtz has commented recently on yet another report which negates the popular belief that employees can’t be trusted to use social media in ... to think of the overseas conference. Or the team-building day. Or the company dinners, events or Friday drinks. Many employers see these as useful learning and team building exercises. In fact, a lot [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 13:40:33

Performance management helped in checking the flaws that cause disunity in the group

Introduction Managers should realize that employees choose to perform the way they do because of some internal or external motivation ... when they are given opportunities to participate in problem solving and decision-making activities that directly ... to compete in a team building exercise in class. Each group was given a pile of A4 photocopy [more...]

Date: 2009-02-18 03:12:09

TRUST

I know that I have already blogged about our staff retreat... but this one is just for fun ... been through 6 or 7 team building exercises before we had the opportunity to try the zip line. So... by the time I got there... I was ready to TRUST anybody... or anything... even the harness that I was wearing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 20:26:41

Games on the Job

An anonymous friend of mine just started a new job which involves a training program ... . “We played ice breaker games,” she pronounced, shocked herself at the absurdity. “Ice ... team building’ exercises in which the importance of proper office attire and ‘being on time’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 15:12:00

i'm leaving...

Just for a couple of days. It's work-related... a "staff retreat." This is where you and many of your co-workers go away for several days ... . You do team-building exercises. And have free time to just play. With... the people from work. I feel ... ? So our staff retreat is supposedly being held at some condos right on the beach. That's starting to look [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 23:54:12

Maybe this is you...

You're committed to helping people take steps in their spiritual lives. You may have even devoted your entire life to it ... and team-building exercises for your staff. You're wondering where you can sit down and roll ... on Thursday, March 5 and Friday, March 6 our team is hitting the pause button to host leaders [more...]

Date: 2009-02-20 18:00:17

Photographers Are Douches

And I mean it too.But first let me just say that I'm writing this evening's tidbit of joy on my new Dave ... and I did another one of our Team Building exercises involving testing the new Happy Hour ... . But we had fun. Anyway, some dude was taking pictures of us and then came up and asked if it was ok after [more...]

Date: 2008-05-27 23:28:00

Field trip to Timberline Ranch

I couldn’t help but shed a tear when the Treasures After School Program that I work with went to Timberline Ranch ... , to have a day of fun. Boy was it ever; the kids were smiling from ear to ear!We did archery, team building exercises, played with farmyard animals and best of all horse back riding. It was a long day for the kids [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 08:00:00

What's your blog's personality?

Most of you are probably familar with Myers-Briggs and other personality profiles ... as a school project or in the workplace as a team-building exercise. I even knew of a dental office ... good enough is a subject for another post on another day.) While we had a lot of fun together [more...]

Date: 2009-02-15 15:56:00

Adrenaline Rafting Basics

Rafting down rapids is a good way to get the old ticker clicking over at a high rate. Here is an overview of the basics of rafting down the rapids ... . People tend to go in groups for a family gathering, friends reuniting and even corporate team building exercises. Rafting is massively fun and an undisputed adrenaline rush. At its core, whitewater [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:41:14

Molly Fuller

Molly is the founder of Hands On Gourmet, culinary parties and team building. She is also a Make Mine a Million $ Business Awardee ... and cook with professional chefs,” Molly says. “It’s a team building exercise, it’s camaraderie building, it’s an activity ice breaker for co-workers.” View full interview here [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:52:02

West Point trip should help Flyers bond as a team

The Flyers are heading back to school today. . .actually, the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. for a three-day retreat ... the Flyers will take part in some team-building exercises under the guidance of an Army psychologist ... to get to know one another and develop some trust. “I don’t think you can create a team in two weeks,'’ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 23:47:47

A unique team bonding exercise

Arrright! What better way to have a fun team outing than to gather together and go plant trees? About 10 of us headed to J ... rupees per sapling and go plant a tree! I have had lots of team outings with great food, wine [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 11:22:00

The Sweet Success Of Team Building

. . Successful team building is a delicate balancing act between organizational psychology and fun, and if it's done correctly, ... can tasks in team building events be transferred back into the workplace. It seems implausible ... printer cartridges is a plus point. The magic that is hidden within team building exercises [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 17:48:00

Why Hire A Naming Consultant?

You need a Chinese name. Some of your Chinese-speaking employees have suggested names. Why not just go with one of those? ... as a team building exercise can backfire: People may become offended if their names are not chosen ... . Professional naming consultants have years of experience, deal every day with a wide variety [more...]

Date: 2009-02-02 17:35:36

Friday Five

It’s Friday and your brain is fried. The weather is finally warming up and the sun is begging for you to go outside and play ... in the work place, I have carefully chosen 5 facts that can be used in team building exercises ... , don’t surf sites that could get you’re bum canned!) Fun Friday Facts: 1. Emoticons [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 15:20:50

[遊戲]2k sports - MLB Front Office Manager

去年11月，看到2k sports要在PC上出MLB Front Office Manager (以下簡稱FOM)的消息，原本是滿心期待，看看擁有大聯盟球員工會授權的2k sports，能不能搞出一套比Baseball Mogul (以下簡稱BM) ... service)Nov. 6 Type A and Type B Free Agents announcedNov. 7 Team Options must be exercised or declined ... . 1 Arbitration rulings announcedMar. 4 Spring training beginsApr. 4 Spring training endsApr. 5 Team [more...]

Date: 2009-02-06 15:25:00

Creativity Parties are Here!!!

I finally completed my preparation for Creativity Play Date Parties! The first five hosts to book parties will be free ( ... and adults, for birthday parties, girls nights out, date night, church groups and even corporate team building exercises. Some of the offerings include: Doodle to Design, Mixed Media Tote Bags [more...]

Date: 2009-02-15 03:18:00

Farrar's at camp, but his thoughts are with his hospitalized father

Although this week’s Garmin-Chipotle team camp has been a series of meetings, fittings, easy rides, meals and team-building exercises, it hasn’t been all fun and games for Tyler Farrar. The 24-year-old sprinter is staying in close contact with his family following an October car-bike collision that left his father, Ed, in intensive [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 22:50:56

THE GREATEST WEEKEND EVER!

Yep, I'm coming back as predicted - a litlte high, a little wild & a whole lot woozy!!!!! ... just ran up & hugged me & that made it all worth it! We also had some amazing team building exercises that were so neat to problem solve together & I just love our church family, our youth [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 18:29:00

25 Random Things About Me

Those on Facebook are quite familiar with this meme ... sailing experience was during a team building exercise at a company retreat. We had to maneuver ... about the order of ingredients when building a taco. Meat of course is the first layer, which is followed [more...]

Date: 2009-02-08 05:15:00

Weddings

I lost some friends recently. They didn’t die, they just stopped being my friends. I didn’t come to their wedding ... as team-building exercises at company retreats, where ... and groom’s house in the morning, get introduced to their team mates, get handed Metro fare cards [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 01:39:00

Conference builds path to success for scholarship recipients

Some 150 Arizona college and university students, all recipients of financial support through the Arizona College Scholarship Foundation (ACSF) ... in Arizona. The ACSF scholars also participated in team-building exercises. “The conference was not only informative and inspirational, but it also was a lot of fun,” says Paola Rodriguez, an ASU student [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 20:58:57

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