Chart Your Course

APRIL 20, 2016

Investing in high-impact team building is a win-win situation for everyone involved. Having open avenues for communication is essential before, during, and after your team building activities. Defining what that goal is greatly boosts team morale. Do you want to solve a puzzle, or out-muscle another team?

Team Building 100

Team Building Team Efficiency Goal 100

Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Team Building. Creativity/Inspiration. Welcome to the July 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! Communication. Engagement.

Leadership Development 386

Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 386

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. The gist of the argument seems to be that for teams to be productive, employees have to feel “empowered&# by having an equal voice. I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous.

Consensus 388

Consensus Team Building Blog Team 388

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 19, 2012

This is sort of a team building , project management , goal-setting , communication kind of idea. I walked into the ‘war room’ of a team that I am coaching / consulting and saw something similar to the image above on a large white board. It is a visual progress chart of team project. And this is it.”

Team Building 137

Team Building Project Team Management 137

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Here is the schedule it may change; 12/20/12 – Team Building & Leadership Photos. 12/27/12 – Team Building & Leadership activities (simulations). 12/28/12 – Team Building & Leadership Blog Articles. Favorite Team Building & Leadership Activities + Simulations 2012.

Team Building 136

Team Building Team SWOT Leadership 136

CO2

JANUARY 16, 2024

Establishing a Foundation of Trust In the world of leadership and executive coaching, few elements are as vital as activities to build trust in a teams. Trust acts as the cornerstone of team efficiency and effectiveness, fostering a culture of open communication and mutual respect.

Team 78

Team Executive Coaching Team Building Environment 78

LDRLB

JANUARY 2, 2013

[Editor's Note: This piece is adapted from Max's book The Truth About Innovation.]. He adopted a style that was playful and bold, holding informal staff lunches – not to grill them on numbers and projects but to liberate creativity. His words gave the team permission to challenge boundaries. They are about team.

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Innovation Short-term Creativity CEO 158

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. Here is a checklist that will serve you in identifying the individual and perhaps team / organizational stakeholder interests.

Project 109

Project Six Sigma Team Building How To 109

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. What were some of the roles that were proposed for people in this project? Explain the action steps of the project.

Team Building 107

Team Building Process Team Proposal 107

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 1, 2010

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Team Building Team Education Project 83

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 28, 2023

Engaged employees willingly invest not only their time but also their energy and creativity, resulting in heightened dedication and output that directly impacts overall productivity. Granting employees a certain degree of autonomy within their roles not only instils a sense of ownership but also encourages innovation.

Productivity 92

Productivity Products Strategy Succession 92

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 18, 2013

Sitting in a hotel lobby in Baltimore Maryland in month two of a three month partner program with Project Ascent , coaching and facilitating a team building and leadership process for managers and supervisors at McCormick Spice …. I took some time to reflect upon the day.

Team Building 112

Team Building Team Hotels Leadership 112

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. The company promoted 5 internal sales, marketing, and existing staff to be “team leaders” of the new product. All rights reserved.

Team Building 103

Team Building Retail Process Operations 103

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 25, 2019

You Failed To Engage Their Creativity : Great talent is wired to improve, enhance, and add value. They are built to change and innovate. You Failed to Lead : Businesses don’t fail, products don’t fail, projects don’t fail, and teams don’t fail – leaders fail.

Maturity 386

Maturity Bottom-up Price Team Building 386

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The need to have people fall in love with the process of working to achieve goals as opposed to the goal itself will allow quick change and more innovation. The goal is not and should not be ignored…the challenge is that the processes being used to achieve the goal need to be evaluated to ensure you are working to achieve the goal.

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Process Goal Team Building Management by Objectives 150

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 18, 2011

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. Below is the success story ; Was the team-building program enjoyable and do you now feel good about what was done?

Team Building 89

Team Building Succession Team Learning-by-Doing 89

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

A form of the Miracle Question: I tried a variation with a Project Team of Aircraft Engineers. The team and I had spent 3 days working through root-cause analysis and struggling to determine what was causing a certain screw to vibrate lose during flight. Also, this may help to establish goals. Wikipedia.

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TRIZ Team Root Cause Analysis Team Building 146

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Managing a small team makes them better at communicating with each other and collaborating on projects. The Importance of Small Teams. When you’ve got a small, nimble team, you can get more done than a huge team could ever hope to achieve. Teams are more creative and innovative.

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Team Power Bureaucracy Team Building 52

The Practical Leader

MAY 29, 2024

In Working with Emotional Intelligence , Daniel Goleman reports on a study by the Center for Creative Leadership of top American and European leaders whose careers derailed, “the inability to build and lead a team was one of the most common reasons for failure.”

Team 52

Team Teamwork Venture Capitalist Goleman 52

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Ability to get started on task/project quickly. Teams waste a lot of time before the actual work gets done. Higher results in project teams can come in the initial phase when the project teams have expertise in project management skills. Photo by Monica Harmsen. michael cardus is create-learning.

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Team Management Team Building Motivation 129

Mike Cardus

MARCH 13, 2013

As a team we sorted and determined 4 product and service ideas that the team could develop, using existing resources and staff. Purpose: Brainstorming, creative thought development, team problem solving. Preparation: Break the group into teams of 3 – 5 participants. Participants: 10 – 25.

Brainstorming 119

Brainstorming Team Building Team Participative 119

Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2017

Here's Why Emotions Are The Secret Sauce Of Innovation by ‏@HessEdward. Seven Attributes of the Most Innovative Cultures by Gordon Redding via @INSEADKnowledge. Project Distinct Podcast by @ScottMcKain. Team Building: Let The Big Dogs Bark First from @JohnBaldoni. Do You Have All the Answers? Do You Lead Positive?

EPS 150

EPS Groupthink Gordon Learning-by-Doing 150

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 25, 2019

You Failed To Engage Their Creativity : Great talent is wired to improve, enhance, and add value. They are built to change and innovate. You Failed to Lead : Businesses don’t fail, products don’t fail, projects don’t fail, and teams don’t fail – leaders fail.

Maturity 280

Maturity Bottom-up Price Team Building 280

Mike Cardus

MAY 3, 2013

The company, team and people are changing, they may not notice it and change is happening. When consulting and working on long-term projects with teams, the initial meeting is used to determine: Where is the team right now? Often using the 7 Steps to High Performance Teams Model.

Team 141

Team Company Team Building Executive Coaching 141

Mike Cardus

JUNE 17, 2013

Pre-Animate: Project Planning Team Building Activity. Trouble for Team Problems. I2U2ME2WE – Opening activity to integrate purpose and objectives. Distinctive:Working Well:100 Days Future Perfect. NOISE Analysis, an alternative to SWOT. Strategic Planning. 5 Whys; Kind-of Useful for Technical Problems. What do you think?

Consultative 114

Consultative Training SWOT Team Building 114

HR Digest

MAY 5, 2023

Furthermore, a positive work environment promotes collaboration, creativity, and innovation, which are essential for driving business growth. Culture Building Activities Building a strong workplace culture requires intentional effort and ongoing investment.

Environment 69

Environment How To Bond Positioning 69

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 2, 2012

Contact Mike and we will create this standard and develop metrics, coaching and feedback to make you teams and leaders better. Once you master then innovation inevitably happens.”. The project gets completed, however it is late, over budget and the below quality. Innovation comes from mastery.

Innovation 131

Innovation Delegation Learning-by-Doing Metrics 131

CO2

JANUARY 26, 2011

No-we’re not talking about honeymoons, but rather, team building trips taken by some very fortunate employees. At the end of Ellen’s 12 Days of Giveaways in 2010, the comedienne gave each staff member who contributed to the project a trip to Las Vegas and a $500 bonus. A week in Vegas?

Team Building 90

Team Building Company Team Executive Coaching 90

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We had a very open discussion about time, project pressures, unclear expectations from the start, and what the team and each person needed to move forward in this process. In the past when you were asked to try a new way of working, what worked best for you? For this group? Then I listened and captured what was said on the white-board.

Cooper 127

Cooper Resistance Schein Team Building 127

HR Digest

AUGUST 13, 2023

Offering flexible seating options and designated collaboration spaces to encourage teamwork and creativity. Utilizing collaborative tools, such as project management platforms or team communication apps, to facilitate ongoing communication and keep team members connected.

Environment 52

Environment Positioning Strategy Diversity 52

Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

With a growing need for innovation and engagement across virtual, hybrid and on-location environments, these were the key takeaways from my attendance and WDHB’s speaking session at the largest talent development conference in the world. Many of these can be put into practice immediately. Commit to Virtual Learning.

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Conference Learning Organization Learning-by-Doing Environment 52

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 26, 2011

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. To discuss how this could be facilitated with your team and the value added contact Mike Now. All rights reserved.

Six Sigma 98

Six Sigma Team Team Building Workshop 98

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

You may have some employees who communicate differently than others, conflicts to overcome within your team and roadblocks that can stunt creativity. But in the end, when you lead by example, you set the tone for your team and create a culture in your department and office. This has been shown to improve innovation among teams.

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Examples Delegation Idea Generation Team 192

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 28, 2013

By finding a time when things went the way that you needed them to go, the absence of your problem becomes your solution; you and your team can develop patterns to reproduce that. For example, suppose that your team keeps fighting amongst themselves and thus the project is late, over budget and poor quality.

Cooper 148

Cooper Resistance Team Building Micromanagement 148

Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In this era of interconnectedness and rapid change, high-performing teams are the driving force behind innovation, productivity and organizational growth. The dynamics and attributes that underpin such teams instigate remarkable results far exceeding the sum of individual contributions.

Team 92

Team Power Diversity Construction 92

Mike Cardus

JULY 16, 2012

Group-Think: over time, a set of individuals working on a project will tend to think the same way, believe the same conclusions and results. As the existing team members pile on their rocks, eventually the new member and all new idea are crushed under the weight of Group-Think and they not only die…they never return again.

Innovation 138

Innovation Team Learning-by-Doing Report 138

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 20, 2010

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. Teams must have leadership. Two key leader roles are required for a project team. All rights reserved.

Team 108

Team Six Sigma Team Building Project 108