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Forget Paintball; Hip Hop Is The Freshest Exercise In Team Building

BY Shawn GrahamWed Sep 14, 2011

A Pittsburgh organization is helping students and businesses alike discover their strengths through a unique program that charges them with creating a hip-hop CD from conception to completion. Each person is assigned an executive position and has the unique opportunity to see what it’s like to run a mock record label. READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Why I Think CEOs Should Apologize

BY Pamela HawleyTue Jun 28, 2011

Every CEO is in a position of leadership, and that means that every day, people are looking to your actions. CEOs also make mistakes. And that's where the graciousness of your team, and the graciousness of you, come in. We need to apologize, and quickly.READ»

EVOLVED DECISIONS | Comment

Greenhorn Power: Never give up until you ask advice from someone who has no idea.

BY Alana CatesWed Jun 2, 2010

BP has leading experts formulating solutions, and is there a greenhorn (or many) in the room? Getting the opinion of the subject matter experts is reflexive in any problem solving situation, but what about the absolute amateurs? READ»

CAREERS | Comment

Has Starbuck's Entered the Car Detailing Business?

BY Ted EleftheriouFri May 7, 2010

What does it mean to possess "Human Being-Ness?"READ»

GAME SHOW AMERICA | Comment

Corporate Game Shows with Game Show America

BY Matthew KingFri Apr 16, 2010

Game Show America brings the WOW Factor to corporate events with exciting interactive game shows that allow the entire audience to play along!READ»

MEETING PLANNERS | Comment

Meeting Planners and Economical Decisions

BY Matthew KingFri Apr 16, 2010

Planning your next meeting? If so, then you'll want to read this article about how to save money and still get a big ROI on your event.READ»

TEAM WORK | Comment

Nonsense At Work

BY James McIntoshMon Mar 15, 2010

Dirt at work:As I have explained before, nonsense is just waiting to happen. Why? Because it is an abundant, natural, renewable resource. I realized this when I watched two dung beetles at work in the African ...READ»

PRODUCTIVITY | Comment

Fun is a business tool

BY Melissa DutmersMon Feb 8, 2010

The fisherman is in a band. I ventured down to listen to them play this weekend and I observed something taking place that was playful, creative and focused. What unfolded was an amazing scene of positive, productive teamwork that ...READ»

CAREERS | Comment

Life Lessons My Children Taught Me On The Golf Course

BY Ted EleftheriouMon Feb 1, 2010

While playing a round of golf with my kids... I learned some important lessons about life.READ»

CORPORATE TEAM BUILDING | Comment

Team Leadership Program

BY Michael CardusThu Jan 21, 2010

* The leadership team was able to reduce overtime, increase the average sale to the customer and increase the average sales commission of team members. This was accomplished by the leadership team examining its existing processes and re-organizing the process to return maximum results. * Employee satisfaction (results gathered from employee surveys) increased, showing that leadership was better at developing strengths and creating challenging yet achievable goals for teams and team members. * The leaders were able to create a system for employees to fill in shifts at other locations. This system enabled the organization to maximize employee and leadership time as well as lessen burn out and stress amongst team members. READ»

VIRTUAL PROJECT | Comment

Virtual Project Management Tool Organizes Project Steps

BY Clint GFri Jan 8, 2010

The virtual workspace is a project management tool that allows individuals, groups and business teams to connect and collaborate on projects digitally. Teams can plan projects, update project steps, organize events and create reports ...READ»

VIRTUAL PROJECT | Comment

Virtual Project Integration: Provide Project Web Access with Collaboration Software

BY Clint GTue Jan 5, 2010

Project managers know one of the most stressful parts of a project occurs when two separate parts of a project arrive, but don’t quite fit or work together as the initial plan predicted. To ensure synergistic project ...READ»

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP | Comment

Death to Bureaucracies!

BY Sandy GluckmanMon Jan 4, 2010

Bureaucracies are totally toxic, dysfunctional organizations. Unfortunately, they are to be found everywhere irrespective of whether they operate in a third world or a first world country. Also, my own experience has shown me that the ...READ»

CORPORATE TEAM BUILDING | Comment

How Can TeamBuilding be Effective?

BY Michael CardusFri Jan 1, 2010

Within a team building program participants are encouraged to do things that scare them, to push their comfort zone to create and connect new brain based synapses and discover new ways of approaching and solving problems. To empower yourself and teams to see people and feel experiences in a way that at one point seemed impossible.READ»

CORPORATE TEAM BUILDING | Comment

Friendship and Team-Work

BY Michael CardusFri Jan 1, 2010

A team that is lacking a commitment to the common good is one that will fail. This is the responsibility of all team members, not just management. Once team members make the choice to be “useful to one another,” as well as “enjoy the other team members’ company,” a unified set of goals can emerge. These unified goals translate into increased productivity, lower turnover, and the development of a team that is high-functioning and effective.READ»

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Does This Sound Like Your Corporate Culture?

BY Sandy GluckmanThu Dec 10, 2009

Something For All Involved in a Corporate Culture To Think AboutI found this quote in the draft of a book I have been writing forever. Although the authors Cooper and Sawaf wrote this ten years ago, my perception is that ...READ»

CAREERS | Comment

Ability to Change by Ted Eleftheriou

BY Ted EleftheriouSun Sep 27, 2009

STORY ONE: SEBASTIANOur fifth family member is a guinea pig named Sebastian. When we adopted him our kids hoped he would play tag, catch balls tossed to him, or find him among stuffed animals during a game of hide-and-seek. When the ...READ»

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It is Leadership Character that Will Get Us Through this Recession

BY Sandy GluckmanMon Sep 21, 2009

Two Kinds of LeadersSo if you have been reading my blogs – firstly I thank you, and secondly you will know that I come from the platform that there are two kinds of leaders – those who lead with ego and those who lead with ...READ»

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Picking Up the Pieces After a Lay-off

BY Roberta MatusonWed Aug 26, 2009

Keeping your people motivated in normal economic times is difficult enough. But how do you pick up the pieces after you've just had a lay-off in your organization?READ»

CAREERS | Comment

Average - by Ted Eleftheriou

BY Ted EleftheriouWed Mar 18, 2009

Why average doesn't work!READ»