by Will Ratliff | Feb 12, 2015 | Corporate Team Building, Ice Breaker Games, Icebreakers, Team Building Activities
Here are a few icebreaker games you can do with a short piece of 1″ Tubular Webbing. You’ll need one piece of webbing about 15 feet long for each of these activities. If you only have one group (up to 10 or 12 people), you can use the same piece of webbing...
by Will Ratliff | Jan 27, 2015 | Corporate Team Building, Organizational Development, Team Building, Team Building Activities
There are a lot of ways to motivate your team and let them know you appreciate them. Since we are in the season of major award shows and nominations, I wanted to offer some suggestions on ways to help motivate and encourage your people “red-carpet style.”...
by Will Ratliff | Jan 6, 2015 | Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Team Building
Now is the time when people think about and set New Year’s Resolutions. Chances are you have as well. However, I am not a big fan of most New Year’s Resolutions and here’s why: They’re rarely specific. They’re easy to break. They lack...
by Will Ratliff | Nov 21, 2014 | Leadership Development, Leadership Games, Team Building, Team Building Activities
I’m always looking for new ideas for team building activities. Last night, I was watching The Biggest Loser with my family. We find the show very uplifting and encouraging. One of the activities they did inspired an idea for a team building activity that I want...
by Will Ratliff | Nov 4, 2014 | Corporate Team Building, Creativity, Leadership Development, Team Bonding Activities, Team Building, Team Building Activities
Well, today is the first official day of the launch of my eBook, 4 Steps to Choosing the Best Team Building Activities. It’s been an interesting journey. I’ve learned a lot not only about the eBook process, but also about stepping out in the midst of fear....
by Will Ratliff | Oct 21, 2014 | Corporate Team Building, Organizational Development, Team Building, Team Building Activities
There are words and phrases that get watered-down, misused, and ultimately can get a bad reputation. Team building is one of those, especially when people discuss team building activities. Now, just about everything is labelled as team building as long as it’s...
by Will Ratliff | Oct 14, 2014 | Creativity, Leadership Development, Personal Development
I was in Austin last week attending and speaking at a conference for educators, and it has been quite the experience. In the three days that I was there, I noticed several interesting business concepts that I had no idea even existed. One interesting concept was for...
by Will Ratliff | Oct 7, 2014 | Corporate Team Building, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Team Bonding Activities, Team Building Activities, Team Games
There are a lot of team building activities that exist, and there are also a variety of team building companies that boast everything from a Drum Circle to Cooking to get your team engaged, communicating, and more productive. Sure, they may sound like fun, but what...
by Will Ratliff | Oct 1, 2014 | Corporate Team Building, Leadership Games, Team Building, Team Building Activities
Last Friday, I was privileged to not only meet Mark Collard, but to also get to spend a day with him working on team building. Mark is the author of several books, as well as the founder of Playmeo, a top-notch resource for team building activities. We spent the day...
by Will Ratliff | Sep 27, 2014 | Communication Skills, Corporate Team Building, Leadership Development, Team Building
Communication is one of the most important aspects of any team. Without good communication, teams and projects fall apart. Good communication, on the other hand, cultivates trust and catapults teams into success. There are many aspects of good team communication....
