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Acknowledge the Importance of Other People

Published on February 20, 2012 By Doug Staneart

  The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. –William James   Most people have one defining need that very rarely gets satisfied.  Many of us will move Heaven and Earth to satisfy this need.  This one attribute is the single most motivating factor that leads to success.  It is the [...]

Symantec Build-A-Bike team building event in Las Vegas, NV brings energy and fun to annual corporate retreat

Published on January 26, 2012 By ellenpatnaude

As part of it’s annual conference in Las Vegas, Symantec included a Build-A-Bike team building event to add energy and fun with a philanthropic component. Symantec has been helping consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world for more than 25 years. With more than 18,500 employees in over 50 countries around the world, [...]

Can Team Building Increase Productivity in a Recession?

Published on January 1, 2012 By Doug Staneart

When the economy is slow, company managers and leaders have to be very cautious with every expense. As a result, we will often put off hiring new employees until more certainty in the marketplace develops. Although natural efficiencies will develop in a downward economy, can team building activities help increase productivity so that we can [...]

Team Building in Cities Outside the Major Metroplexes

Published on November 24, 2011 By Doug Staneart

Just because your city has under 20 million people doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be able to schedule one of the best team building events in the world! Because of the size of The Leader’s Institute® Team Building company and because our team building instructors are based in cities across the United States, we can [...]

Review of a Few Team Building Tips

Published on November 3, 2011 By Doug Staneart

Below are a few team building articles and team building tips that we published on the blog in past months. (Sometimes, real good ideas get buried, so here is a review of a few.) Team Building Game: The Helium Stick One of my favorite team building games or team icebreaker activities is sometimes called The [...]

The Importance of Corporate Team Building in a Struggling Economy

Published on September 5, 2011 By Doug Staneart

Corporate team building is important in a struggling economy. As we all know…These are tough economic times! During tough economic times it is the tendency of most companies to button down the hatches, hunker down, and hopefully wait out the storm. While this may feel like the safest thing to do it is actually the [...]

Why Team Building is an Important Incentive to Retain Top Talent

Published on August 19, 2011 By admin

Why team building is an important incentive to retain top talent A challenge many leaders face is, “How do you attract and retain talent with a workforce that is increasingly plugged in to social networking as a way of life?” Corporations have to adapt both how they recruit and how they work with people once [...]