by Will Ratliff | Jun 3, 2014 | Corporate Team Building, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Youth Leadership
Welcome back to Team Building Tuesday, young master! Last week you learned some of what it takes to become a team building Jedi master. We will continue your training today – are you ready? You must not lose focus. You must continue to press on and complete...
by Will Ratliff | May 22, 2014 | Communication Skills, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Team Bonding Activities, Team Building
Whether you have a new team, new team members, or an established team, trust is one of the most critical and fundamental issues you need to establish within the group. It is one of the critical skills that top teams possess. Relationship building exercises can help...
by Will Ratliff | May 20, 2014 | Corporate Team Building, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Team Building Activities
I have used experiential learning activities with groups for a long time, and they are some of my favorite activities to use with groups. These do not necessarily have to be done on a ropes course; although, they can be. They can be done indoors or outdoors, with no...
by Will Ratliff | May 15, 2014 | Communication Skills, Leadership Development, Organizational Development
In my last two posts, I discussed why leaders don’t practice authenticity, as well as why authenticity is a powerful leadership tool. Today, I want to discuss how to be more authentic as a leader. These are a few suggestions, and this is by no means an...
by Will Ratliff | May 8, 2014 | Communication Skills, Leadership Development, Organizational Development
Last Thursday, we talked about the definition of authentic leadership, as well as looked at why some leaders shy away from authenticity in Part 1. Today, I want to talk about authenticity as a leadership tool, and why it is so powerful. The Power of Authenticity What...
by Will Ratliff | May 1, 2014 | Communication Skills, Leadership Development, Organizational Development
“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” ― May Sarton The dictionary defines authentic as “not false or copied; genuine; real”. Michael Hyatt wrote a post a couple of years ago defining authentic...
