Posts Tagged: Larry Lipman

The Many Ways Silence Stifles Your Team Building Efforts

Posted February 7th, 2015 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

You have all heard these sayings over the years: “Bite your tongue!” “Silence is Golden.” “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” And for most of us, whether it is dealing with a family member… Read more »

Is The Team Building Investment Worth It?

Posted January 9th, 2015 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

The short answer is: Of course! Let’s face facts: Teams are spread out all over the country and perhaps even the world. People work remotely, mostly out of their homes. They are busy and they are tired. The ones that… Read more »

Fun Team Building FAQs To Help Facilitate Your Decision

Posted December 11th, 2014 by Larry Lipman & filed under Team Building.

  As you look to plan your corporate team building event for next year, you have questions about the design and cost of such a function. You may have tried to plan team building events on your own with limited… Read more »

Why Fun is an Important Element of Team Building

Posted June 2nd, 2014 by Larry Lipman & filed under Team Building.

Let’s be real: How many have you been to team building activities and dreaded them? If your answer is yes, you are not alone. In a 2012 Wakefield Research survey of 1,000+ office workers, respondents revealed the following: 49% work… Read more »

What Affect a Toxic Person Really Has on Your Team

Posted May 12th, 2014 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

I remember reading a book titled “A Civil Action” by Jonathan Harr about a small town in upstate New York where two companies illegally dumped toxic drum after toxic drum of chemicals which eventually worked their way into the water system…. Read more »

How Energy Vampires Bite Into Employee Engagement

Posted April 17th, 2014 by Larry Lipman & filed under Team Building.

Taproot Foundation recently explored a premise: “Do star performers make great team leaders?” The answer is: They do not. While they might bust every sales quota set before them and schmuze all their clients, it turns out they are not good… Read more »

6 Leadership Traits that Bring About Better Teams

Posted April 7th, 2014 by Larry Lipman & filed under Team Building.

Jeff Haden, Owner of BlackBird Media, recently shared on LinkedIn his compilation of things that successful people do every day to enhance their leadership traits and keep their creative juices flowing. His article inspired me to write this blog and… Read more »

The Rainbow Story

Posted April 8th, 2013 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

The colors of the Rainbow began to argue about which was the best and most important color for the world. “Obviously, it’s me,” said Red.  “I am the color of blood, which is the very essence of life.  I symbolize… Read more »

Are You Walking Your Talk?

Posted January 25th, 2013 by Larry Lipman & filed under Teambuilding.

Quick, what do you think when I say the words: USED CAR SALESMAN….slimy, sleazy, will tell me anything to close the deal. What are your words? Whatever they are, I am sure they do not have a positive connotation to… Read more »

How to Handle Change in the Workplace

Posted January 4th, 2013 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

Coping with change can always be difficult, whether it’s in your personal life or in your professional life. And there are a variety of major changes which could occur in the workplace, even in largely stable offices. We are not… Read more »