By Solomon Masala | Team Building
Everyone has a communication style and a communication access channel. The better we are at working these these differences, the more effective we can be at leading and collaborating. Understanding the general ‘types’ of personalities on a team, helps us tailor communications to make connections and get things done the right way. And, one caveat […]
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By Solomon Masala | Team Building
“Only good questions deserve good answers.” Oscar Wilde These are examples of bad team building questions I’ve actually heard facilitators use. “What color do you feel like when you failed at that task?” “How did it feel to do that activity? “So…how was that?” But typical team building facilitators will ask things like this all […]
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By Solomon Masala | Team Building
“The only source of knowledge is experience.” Albert Einstein What do you remember from 3rd grade? I bet the first things that pop into your mind are the experiences you had – not the lectures, not the fill and drill worksheets, not the teacher talking at you, but the experiences. This is science. As summarized […]
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By Solomon Masala | Team Building
Most of our clients have first called because they needed ‘team building.’ After we ask a few questions to get a sense of how we can to to support their team, we usually discover that ‘team building’ is code for something like: “We’re not getting along.” “The (person’s role here) is causing issues.” “We have […]
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By Solomon Masala | Team Building
“But we have really good employee snacks!” “And we give them for free…!” It’s way easier to buy a snack than it is to bring integrity, listening skills and uplifting team culture to an organization. You have to train that part – then bring the snacks (to the training). There’s science, there’s data, there are […]
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