Over time, I have many frustrations with team building as I overview the global marketplace and...
The Search for The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine
Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine – The Perfect Team Building Game
For 30 years, I have been believing that The Search for The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is The...
Competition is TOO High
Competition is TOO High in many organizations. And this is somewhat intentional with unanticipated...
The Perfect Time to impact Supervisory Skills
Now is the perfect time to change how we approach organizational development since there is so...
Why is “Lost Dutchman” such a great team building exercise?
Why is "Lost Dutchman" such a great team building exercise? LOTS of reasons... First, Active...
What do Users think of The Lost Dutchman’s Team Building Exercise? It’s The Best!
We asked our customers a really tough True / False question about our team building exercise, an...
Servant Leadership and The Search for The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine – ideas for owners
We have a great global network of people who own and deliver our Lost Dutchman teambuilding...
Joan’s 2017 Santa Poem and Haiku about Teamwork and Improvement
Every year, Joan writes and illustrates a poem about the pressures on Santa Clause to improve and...
Happy New Year – Simple Ideas for Reframing and Future-Focusing
Here are some thoughts around 2023 and team building and the general theme of Kindness. MY...
Great new Lost Dutchman Teambuilding Exercise Updates
One of the world's very best teambuilding simulations just got better. And we guarantee...
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.
The Christopher Columbus Award for Leadership
We were playing around with ideas for "Leadership Awards" a few years ago and I had my artist, Roy...
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...
12 Great Strategic Board Games – by Joe Cole (with Scott Simmerman)
Entertainment is as important as work because it keeps your life balanced and in this manner you...