by Will Ratliff | Oct 25, 2016 | Corporate Team Building, Leadership Development, Organizational Development
When I was in my early twenties, within the space of about three weeks I lost my job, my grandmother passed away (her funeral was on my birthday, no less), my dog died, and I became fairly ill. It was like a country song gone bad. During that season, I worked for a...
by Will Ratliff | Aug 24, 2016 | Corporate Team Building, Ice Breaker Games, Icebreakers, Leadership Development, Leadership Games, Organizational Development, Team Building, Team Building Activities, Team Games
Have you ever wondered what makes some teams great and some, well, duds? So have I. I’ve been on teams that work really well together and are downright a blast to be a part of. I’ve been on others where I couldn’t wait to go home at the end of the...
by Will Ratliff | Feb 2, 2016 | Communication Skills, Organizational Development, Team Building
I first used the DiSC assessment years ago when I was working at a church in Phoenix, Arizona. Our church hosted a workshop and one of the speakers led us in this personality assessment. Since then, I have used it multiple times and with multiple teams to help me...
by Will Ratliff | Dec 15, 2015 | Corporate Team Building, Ice Breaker Games, Leadership Development, Leadership Games, Organizational Development, Team Bonding Activities, Team Building, Team Building Activities, Team Games, Youth Group Activities, Youth Group Games
Need some team building activities for the holidays? Here are five different ones that you can use as stand-alone activities or put them together for one amazing holiday gathering. Each activity comes with instructions, and you can even download a 4-page PDF guide of...
by Will Ratliff | Nov 12, 2015 | Communication Skills, Leadership Development, Personal Development
I had the opportunity recently to work with a young man who needed some leadership development coaching. His boss had strongly encouraged (read required, actually – ahem) him to go to three sessions and then any sessions after that were voluntary if he wanted to...