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Why Sports Builds Leadership

Lead on Purpose

However, there seems to be something of a consensus regarding the relationship between sports and leadership, at least as acknowledged by governments and industry. Not just any sport will do, however. Team participation is often cited as an important aspect in using sports to develop leadership skills.

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Time to Review the Reputation of Team Building Activities

HR Digest

Companies love saying it but employees dread hearing it— it’s time for some team-building activities ! We’d be lying if we said companies loved them either as the process of organizing and scheduling team activities for work can be quite laborious. Let us look at some examples.

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20 Team Building Holiday Party Ideas

HR Digest

Team-building holidays are a great way to build camaraderie, boost morale, and get your team members working together to achieve goals. Team-building holidays are a great way for employees to bond with their coworkers, and one of the best ways to do it is by throwing a party.

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Team Building 101: Techniques to Improve Your Team’s Productivity

Women on Business

In today’s increasingly cynical climate, it’s easy to think that enterprise-wide team-building exercises are useless. And with good reason: many companies have made the mistake in confusing team-building with team competing. Competition can unfortunately, bring out the worst in people.

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A Fun List of 31 “would you rather” Questions to Inspire Laughter and Conversation at Work

Great Results Team Building

Would you rather compete in a summer Olympic sport or a winter Olympic sport? And if you want to improve collaboration, trust, and accountability in your organization, planning a more intentional corporate team building event may be a valuable idea. Team building is more than just a recreational or silly activity.

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Sports Teams Are NOT Work Teams

Mike Cardus

I am not a sports fan, and when I am leading team building & leadership retreats for Corporate Teams the topic comes up. I have lead programs with professional and college level sports teams, and learned a great deal about the similarities and differences. Are you a sports fan? What do you think?

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An Unexpectedly Fun Effective Way to Check In and Stay Connected With Your Virtual Team

Great Results Team Building

But with virtual or blended teams, communication and connection are even more of a challenge – and you need to have an effective way to check in on your people to know what is going on in their life. As I have shared many times in my teamwork keynotes and conference events: “ High Performing teams build RELATIONSHIPS.

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