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Virtual Team Conflict | Signs and Solutions
The COVID-19 pandemic upended nearly every aspect of our daily lives; from the way we spend our leisure time down to our work routine. Since 2020, many companies have embraced the switch to remote work and allowed employees to keep their home office for good, giving workers better work-life balance, cost savings on commuting, and many more benefits.
Team Success Tips and Inspiring Quotes
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”- Michael Jordan The greatest basketball player to ever play the game knows a little something about team success. Even though Jordan’s personal statistics prove he was the best player of all time, he would not have been nearly as successful without his teammates.
5 Thoughtful Holiday Thank You Activities for Employees
The holiday season is rapidly approaching, which means another opportunity to reflect on the past year, find gratitude, and look for ways to give thanks. As a leader in your organization, one of the easiest places to find reasons for that gratitude is in your workforce. And what better way to do that than a holiday thank you to employees.
Why Are Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) Important?
Employee resource groups (ERGs) have grown more and more popular as workplace diversity and inclusion programs have become commonplace. These identity-based groups can help bring people together, foster a sense of community, increase engagement, boost creativity, and much more. This makes them indispensable in the modern workplace.
Save the Date: Company Holiday Party Planning Tips and Templates
Whether you’re planning a large office holiday party or a small company outing, take fun seriously. The further in advance that you plan, the more relaxed you will be and the more fun you’ll have with your team.
Workplace Scavenger Hunt Tips, Ideas, and Riddles
Struggling to find office activities outside of mundane team building exercises and boring icebreakers? Turn your workplace into a treasure trove of hidden clues and fun challenges with a treasure hunt at work! An office scavenger hunt is the perfect team building activity that will be fun for the whole workplace.
Understanding Group Dynamics in the Workplace
As members of the workforce, it is essential to understand how other people function in social settings. Learning other people’s habits, behaviors, desires, and norms helps you manage people better, work with peers more effectively, and create a better team culture and environment. A critical aspect of this is understanding group dynamics.
How to Improve Team Collaboration at Work
ever wonder why some teams seem to effortlessly achieve their goals while yours can barely get through a meeting without conflict? The secret isn’t hard work—it’s team cooperation. And it’s possible for any team to achieve if they have the right tools, knowledge and willingness to learn.
Navigating Politics in the Workplace
Whether you love or loathe election season, political talk at work is inevitable. With our current political climate in particular, dealing with those conversations can be a challenge.
Open Door Policy in the Workplace: 5 Things to Consider
Fostering the right culture in the office is one of the most important aspects of running a successful business. Employees need to feel safe, comfortable, and connected enough to communicate effectively. That’s why the open door policy workplace is catching on.
Get Your Team in Sync with a Music Team Building Activity
For your team to work together smoothly, it is important that everyone is in sync. Music team building activities are a perfect way to do just that, literally and figuratively. Music is a powerful tool to bring people together and promote trust, empathy, and relief from stress. Below we will explore what music can do for your team and several examples of different team building music activities.
Teamsgiving: 6 Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving at Work
Teamsgiving is a great way to show thanks to your hard-working team. The holiday season can get hectic for many companies, so it’s important to take a step back and appreciate the dedication and time your employees are putting into their work. Adding a fun element like Thanksgiving team building activities can make work more fun and boost morale to get through the rest of the year on a high note.
International Volunteer Day: What Is It & How You Can Get Involved
Volunteering year round is encouraged, but if you need that extra push there’s a special day dedicated specifically to doing good. Here we will outline what International Volunteer Day is, the importance and history behind it, and fun ways your team can join in and give back.
6 Summerween Party Ideas for the Office
For those of us who love Halloween, waiting until October can feel like an eternity. Why keep the decorations and costumes in the closet all year? That’s a question many have asked over the years, and we finally have a solution—Summerween.
Fun Corporate Event Ideas Your Team Will Actually Enjoy
If you’re looking for a way to spice things up and have some fun while improving your team’s skills, a corporate event is exactly what you need. Though they may just seem like a fun excuse to get out of work, corporate events can be greatly beneficial to your organization and teams. With the right corporate event ideas, you and your team can have fun while strengthening your bonds.
How to Build a High Performing Team
High performing teams are what every business strives for, but it’s often an elusive goal. Many struggle to build teams that can overcome every challenge and achieve their goals. However, it’s not as hard as it may seem. In our latest episode of Team Building Saves the World, How to Have Difficult Conversations, we spoke with social dynamics expert Aden Nepom about the correlation between performance and psychological safety. She noted this connection, saying:
How to Remove Office Gossip from the Workplace
Ever feel like the office rumor mill is spinning out of control? Gossip can quietly erode trust, productivity, and team morale, among other things. People are easily seduced into listening to and gossiping about co-workers, business news or anything counter-productive to creating a winning team.
40+ Of The Best Check In Questions for Meetings
Is your team running on autopilot during meetings? It’s easy for teams to fall into the pattern of monotonous and unproductive weekly meetings — but a simple set of planned question could change all of that.
4 Expert Tips for Team Cohesion
All of us have been a part of a team at some point in our lives, whether it be high school sports or work. Teamwork can be incredibly rewarding, or it can be immensely frustrating. If your team can’t get along, argues, and can’t agree, you’re going to have a hard time. But if your team works together, supports each other, and works towards a common goal, you can achieve things you couldn’t alone. This is called team cohesion.
7 Ways to Lend a Hand on Make A Difference Day
No doubt you’ve heard of the Butterfly Effect. In simple terms, this means that a small act can create a major impact. That’s how we like to think of Make a Difference Day. On October 26, 2024, people around the country will lend a hand across America and commit to volunteer work, acts of kindness, mentorship, and more.
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