The Q of Your Organization

... One example ... from Peter Senge that is often quoted is the anomaly in which a team of intelligent managers with individual IQ's of about 120 constitute a team with a collective IQ of half this figure.

Health & Safety on Team Building Events

Organisers of team building events are typically small companies with fewer resources than the corporates who employ them. What are the Health & Safety issues to consider when such a relationship exists?

Fiefdoms Do Not Equal Gold - Problems in the Land of Trade Shows

An Event of the Realm is very important to the King and eventually all his subjects. The King does not want to be a Micro-Ruler but expects all Knights to be cognizant of the importance of the Realm over the individual Fiefdoms. IN OTHER WORDS – People come to a trade show to see the Company, not the Individuals employed by the Company.

Interviewing - The Single Most Important Question To Ask

Would you like to know whether this person you are interviewing will be a good employee? Here's the single most important question you can ask, and why.

Do Values Have Value?

Values have been described as personal--or organizational--North Stars. Having values means we have a constant fixture to guide us in the face of uncertainty. In the Northern Hemisphere, as long as you can see the North Star, you can navigate successfully, whatever the circumstances, and arrive at your intended destination. Similarly, the presence of corporate values enables employees to make good decisions if no leader or other source of guidance is available.

Team Building Tips for Small Business

If you own a small business you have obviously thought about how to better build your team to work together. If you've been in business a long time you've probably found that sometimes personalities clash and yet the people are such the same you wonder how this is happening. Sometimes it is the competitive attitude and similarities and personalities that cause the conflict in the workplace.

Casting Off The Chains: Drive Up Productivity Through Team Mobility

For most sales focused organisations – any employee 'down time' is dead time and constitutes a direct impact on the profit margin. Many companies are chasing the Elysian dream of reducing this loss and therefore driving up margins through the implementation of 'remote access technologies,' but they may well be missing the point entirely...

Teams Work

Involving your staff in team-based activities may increase customer satisfaction

How to Give and Receive Appreciation

We all deserve to be appreciated, yet we tend to expect others to take notice automatically when we do something worthy of appreciation.

Leadership - Consistency

Being a leader is not a part time job.

Leadership - Developing Your Team

If you were hoping to read a column about how to keep your star performers forever, I recommend that you turn the page – this isn't it. The truth is that the majority of your best people will eventually leave. Assuming that the previous statement is a fact, how do many leaders (business owners, managers, etc.) approach this challenge?

Leadership - Inspiration

Do you inspire your staff?

Treasure Hunts for Corporate Harmony

A business can be crippled if departments do not communicate effectively, a corporate treasure hunt is a great way to foster communication in any organisation.

Effective Leadership Culture

Are you aware of the individual leadership styles of your team and can you objectively measure their effectiveness in comparison to a statistically proven model?

Of September 11th, Business, and Team Building... Keeping What We Do in Perspective

At the 5th anniversary of the tragedy of September 11, 2001 I submit to all of you an article I wrote for a business magazine in Philadelphia, PA shortly after the terrible events of that day.