Posts Tagged: team members

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 »

Have A Purposeful Plan to Get Your Team Together

Posted January 22nd, 2015 by Larry Lipman & filed under Team Building.

It should be no surprise, but team building activities for work should be on the top of your to-do list if you are a manager or business owner. Why? Because the best corporate team building activities bring workers together in… Read more »

Are Pulse Survey Questions Over the Top?

Posted December 3rd, 2014 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 80% of firms conduct surveys to gauge employee motivation. And that trend is continuing with pulse survey questions being teed up across Corporate America on employee desktops and mobile devices. However, the dichotomy… Read more »

8 Killer Ways to Impress Your New Team Members

Posted October 22nd, 2014 by Larry Lipman & filed under Team Building.

Without notice or pause, you have been thrust into a new team environment. They all know each other and you are the “odd man out”, so to speak. You are experienced and want to contribute, but you have reservations that… Read more »

The Good, Bad and Ugly of Team Building

Posted October 15th, 2014 by Larry Lipman & filed under Team Building.

Let’s face facts: Not every team building activity is exactly…well…fun. Sometimes, what might be considered a recreational activity can be very unpleasant and actually fracture the team. How can this happen and what can you do to prevent such epic… Read more »

Is Your Workplace Culture Too Egocentric?

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

  Do you have office drama on a daily basis? Is your workplace culture full of Don Drapers, Supermans and Survivors who want to swoop in and save the day or themselves? Then I don’t need to say it: You are… Read more »

News Flash: All Team Members Are Not Created Equal

Posted September 25th, 2014 by Larry Lipman & filed under General, Team Building.

  Do you think all your team members have the same motivation? Do you think they are your most valuable company asset? Think again, say Jim Collins, Author of Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t. He… Read more »

How Humor Positively Effectives Team Building

Posted September 8th, 2014 by Larry Lipman & filed under Team Building.

  What if I told you humor has the following effects on staff development…would you believe it? Humor can: Boost learning Increase trust Make team members more adaptable Impact optimism Decrease fear and Allow for change Really?!? If that is the… Read more »

10 Tips for a Smooth Team Transition

Posted August 20th, 2014 by Larry Lipman & filed under Team Building.

  It doesn’t matter if you have worked for a company for 3 days, 3 months or 30 years – eventually things are going to change. Team members, bosses and even company cultures are going to come and go. It… Read more »

Can Your Team Members Really Change?

Posted August 9th, 2014 by Larry Lipman & filed under Team Building.

  You work for the perfect company at the perfect job with the perfect distance from your home to the office. The only challenge: you have one annoying team member whom you can’t get along with. You think you have… Read more »