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Acknowledge the Importance of Other People

Published on February 20, 2012 By Doug Staneart

  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 [...]

Can Team Building Increase Productivity in a Recession?

Published on January 1, 2012 By Doug Staneart

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 [...]

Can Team Building Increase Productivity in a Recession?

Published on January 1, 2012 By Doug Staneart

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 [...]

Team Building in Cities Outside the Major Metroplexes

Published on November 24, 2011 By Doug Staneart

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 [...]

Review of a Few Team Building Tips

Published on November 3, 2011 By Doug Staneart

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 [...]

The Importance of Corporate Team Building in a Struggling Economy

Published on September 5, 2011 By Doug Staneart

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

Published on August 19, 2011 By admin

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 [...]

Summary of a Few Good Team Building Tips

Published on August 14, 2011 By Doug Staneart

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 [...]

Proctor and Gamble Chose Lyon France To Build Their Team and Give to Families Struggling With the Economy

Published on August 14, 2011 By Connie Timpson

Proctor and Gamble’s international marketing guru’s came together to share cutting edge ideas, and build a stronger team in Lyon, one of France’s most historic cities.  This group was truly international.  Sounds of Turkish, German, Polish, Spanish, Erdu and Russian hung in the air as the group participated in the Build-A-Bike Team Building Event.  The [...]

Combine Soft Skills Training and Charity Team Building

Published on July 11, 2011 By admin

Want to get a really big bang for your training dollar? Combine Soft Skills Training and Charity Team Building for a great solution. For years, companies have realized the value of combining fun team building activities with a charitable donation to underprivileged kids or families. In fact, after we invented the Build-A-Bike® Team Building Activity, [...]