by Will Ratliff | Apr 17, 2014 | Communication Skills, Corporate Team Building, Leadership Development, Team Building, Team Building Activities
Here are 2 short activities that you can use with your team to improve communication, understanding, and team morale. These communication activities can be part of a team meeting or used as a segment of leadership trainings. [We would love to know your experience...
by Will Ratliff | Apr 14, 2014 | Corporate Team Building, Leadership Development, Organizational Development
I’ve said it before, and I will say it again, “The best investment you will ever make as a leader is in developing other people.” Hands down this is both the most challenging task and the most rewarding as a leader. Anyone can delegate tasks. Very few leaders will...
by Will Ratliff | Apr 11, 2014 | Corporate Team Building, Leadership Development, Team Building
Videos are great illustration tools. In fact, they are some of my favorite tools to use when teaching or training. Whether it is a clip from a movie, or a video specifically created for training on certain issues, when used well they are effective...
by Will Ratliff | Feb 17, 2014 | Corporate Team Building, Team Bonding Activities, Team Building
A couple of summers ago, I was working with a youth leadership camp and we had everything set: date, time, location, programming. Or so we thought. It was a very dry summer and the Friday before the camp started on Monday, the camp we had scheduled had a major fire....
by Will Ratliff | Feb 3, 2014 | Corporate Team Building, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Team Building
Teams are everywhere. How do you distinguish a properly functioning team from one that is lacking? What characteristics define effective teamwork? Here is an alphabetical list of teamwork skills that can challenge and help set the standard for your team....
by Will Ratliff | Jan 16, 2014 | Corporate Team Building, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Team Building
Most of us have seen or heard about them, if not experienced them first hand. We’ve stood in awe at their ability to get things done, excel, and do things with integrity despite overwhelming odds. From sports to business, we are amazed at teams that not only...