Team Building Resources

I recently read an article about a “30 Day E-mail Detox” and found it quite insightful on a personal level.  I’m very much addicted to my blackberry and check email continuously through-out the day and evening.  The challenge was to give it up for 30 days and then return to a more normal level or [...]

As you embark on a new year, make this the year you optimize your performance, either at work or in your personal life.  Either way the best way to do it is with the help of a team.  If there is something you would like to improve on, first take time to think why it [...]

When you evaluate both the results of a team and also the enjoyment factor the level of engagement of each individuals is a key element in delivering success on both front.  I believe there are 3 primary reasons for individuals not to fully engage with the team:

No clear objective for the team or don’t buy in [...]

“Teamwork divides the task and double the success.”
- Author unknown
“It’s easy to figure out who isn’t a team player. They’ll constantly remind the coach just how good they are.”
- Brian G. Jett
“Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”
- Vincent [...]

If you are embarking on a team activity or want a team quote to start off your team meeting to set the tone, here are a few favourites, I’ll add more and build a library as a reference to allow you to pick and choose as it fits your needs.  Let me know if you [...]

The culture of your team is first and foremost driven by the culture of the company overall.  Although some teams within a company can have a distinct personality, if there is a real misfit between cultures the team members will ultimately be influenced by the company culture overall.  Understanding that culture prior to joining a [...]

My final post on the impact of self esteem on team performance,  the 6th pillar as defined in Nathaniel Branden’s book “The Six Pillars of Self Esteem” – Personal Integrity
6. Personal integrity:
Living with congruence between what we know, what we profess, and what we do; telling the truth, honoring our commitments, exemplifying in action the [...]

Continuing my discussion on the impact of self esteem on team performance the 5th pillar as defined in Nathaniel Branden’s book “The Six Pillars of Self Esteem” – Living Purposefully.
5. Living purposefully:
Identifying our short-term and long-term goals or purposes and the actions needed to attain them, organizing behavior in the service of those goals, monitoring [...]

Continuing my discussion on the impact of Self Esteem on team performance the 4th, pillar as defined in Nathaniel Branden’s book “The Six Pillars of Self Esteem” – Self Assertiveness.
4. Self-assertiveness:
Being authentic in our dealings with others; treating our values and persons with decent respect in social contexts; refusing to fake the reality of who [...]

Continuing my discussion on the impact of Self Esteem on team performance the 3rd pillar as defined in Nathaniel Branden’s book “The Six Pillars of Self Esteem”  – Self Responsibility
3. Self-responsibility:
Realizing that we are the authors of our choices and actions; that each one of us is responsible for our life and well-being and for [...]