Rule 1: Begin with the End in Mind From Greg Giesen’s Eight Simple Rules to Managing Conflict Mediator: Before we begin today’s mediation, I’d like to ask each of you to share what your desired outcome is for today’s meeting. Bob, why don’t you go first. Bob: Okay. I guess I’d like to walk out …
Why Do We Need Team Building?
Dear Geese, My staff cringes whenever I bring up the topic of team building. Talk about resistance! Last year we went to a baseball game as a group but I’m not sure anything was accomplished. Oh wait, we did decide to never do a baseball game again…but I digress. Is team building really …
“I Don’t Need to be There…”
I received a call from a company (that found me on the internet) requesting a team building session for their leadership team. As grateful as I was to possibly get a new client, I also knew all too well that a request for “team building” is often a front for much more serious problems. Hence, I no …