In my work with teams I am amazed at how often a participant will make a comment in a group setting that strikes me to the core. Recently, there were two particular experiences with two very different groups that stayed with me long after the sessions ended.
Read MoreI could tell as soon as they walked in the room that this was going to be a fun group to work with. My task for the afternoon was to take a corporate leadership team of about 40 people through some team building activities. As I stood before the group I explained that our session would
Read MoreI recently did some leadership development and team building with a high school hockey team. On my closing day, they gave me a gift bag. One of the items included was a pair of tiny rubber hands – I know, I was confused too! The girls could sense my confusion and they started yelling
Read MoreDuring the month of August, I worked with a large number of athletic teams, college student groups, and educators who were gearing up for the school year. Most of them brought me in to do team building. While the focus for each group was different most teams/groups at least
Read MoreFind your next foothold is good advice when you are climbing Mount Everest and when you are climbing through life. That concept was recently put to the test in my own life. For the last four years, I have been based in Springfield, Illinois. As my business has grown I have found myself in
Read MoreI recently had a conversation with a talented spring sport college athlete. Her team has been in season for more than a month and the roles on her team are starting to become clear. This player is very talented and
Read MoreThe truth is, I’m getting older. For last few decades, a few of my best friends from college and I have spent four days of March Madness together. We lay in recliners, live off of appetizers and finger foods, drink gallons of southern sweet tea, and watch every single basketball game
Read MoreI bought my house almost three years ago. For some time now I have noticed a “clicking” noise in my kitchen. Well, I hear it while I’m in my kitchen but the noise is coming from the ceiling and on the other side of that ceiling is my master bathroom. I can’t tell you when I first noticed it, a few
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