Workplace behaviors can be contagious, which can be a highly useful thing as we try to change...
Articles on Teamwork
Spring Forward Monday – A Day for Involvement and Engagement – March 12, 2018
Okay, March 12 is a Monday.And you can choose to do a bit of Disruptive Engagement if you choose....
Collaboration. Team Building. Competition. Empowerment. Servant Leadership.
The Search for The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine is an interactive team building exercise designed to improve collaboration and organizational culture.
Servant Leadership – Two Great Quotes
My partner sent me two quotes by Max De Pree, who published one of the most excellent books on...
Is it teamwork that falls flat in most organizations?
My friend Brian Remer posted up a short article he entitled, "Two Team Elements for Instant...
Dr. Seuss on Disruptive Engagement
Even Dr. Seuss would understand the issues and opportunities around disruptive engagement and the...
Why I HATE Outdoor Teambuilding after 30 years
"Outdoor Teambuilding." For me, this phrase represents an oxymoron, two words that simply do not...
Many People Hate Offsite Teambuilding – A Learned Response
The Search for The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine has proven itself to be one of the best team building simulations in the world. It is now available in a virtual delivery suitable for remote work teams.
Managers – How Square Wheels can impact their workplaces
I got three fast notes from an HR director from an Indian company this morning. He and I had...
Disruptive Engagement, Supervisors, Empowerment and Performance Improvement
I listened to a great presentation yesterday by Mercer on managing engagement, the need to focus...
Feedback, Team Building, Ideas and Accountability
Debriefing Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is where we continue to mine organizational development...
Simple Bad Teambuilding
My associate in Singapore posted up his comments in a LinkedIn group post and I got copied. The...
Press Release on Lost Dutchman’s Teambuilding Exercise 25th year
We're a small business and some things are just normally out of our range of motion but we wanted...
Continuous Continuous Improvement and Team Building
Dozens of years ago, when I chaired our local ASQC group, it was common to hear these quality...
Intrinsic Motivation – It comes from having a goal
My friend Jimmy Jain posted up a picture of himself after running a race. The images of him below...