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Orientation? What Orientation? I was recently chatting with a friend who had just accepted a new position in the marketing department of a luxury hotel in Phuket. I asked her what steps the hotel had taken to integrate her into the team. We commonly refer to such a process as ‘workplace orientation’. I was astounded to hear that she had …
The Smallest Amazing Race Ever? It was certainly the smallest race I’ve ever done. Eight people. Two teams of four. That was it. We made it work though and, despite the small group size, the energy levels were high and all participants were committed and determined to win. I was warned beforehand that they were a competitive bunch and they …
Best-Selling Team Building Programs in Chiang Mai Chiang Mai is a great destination for a corporate retreat. It’s a cultural and historical hotspot and is quite different from the rest of Thailand. For this reason, MICE groups enjoy the change and it’s becoming more and more popular as a premier MICE destination. The two main MICE hotels are Le Meridien …
The Need for Teaming Amy Edmonson, Novartis Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School, coined the phrase in her book ‘Teaming: How Organisations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy.’ She describes it as a verb referring simply to ‘teamwork on the fly.’ We usually think of a team as a stable entity. For example, a business unit in …
When Employees Lose Their Mojo I wanted to share this little anecdote with you because I feel that it nicely demonstrates what happens when leadership doesn’t keep a sharp focus on the team. At the time, I was a regional manager at a large hospitality company here in Thailand. My department was currently in the middle of an office move. …
The Need for Simplicity Most afternoons, I scroll through LinkedIn reading various posts and articles under the #teams hashtag. Some days, I’ll find a real gem in there but some days I want to throw my iPad across the room. Some of the advice is just so complex and highbrow that I struggle to digest it. And this is my …
Bruce Tuckman Explains How Groups Mature into Self-Managing Teams It was in 1965 that Bruce Tuckman first published his model of team development. Now, in 2022, it remains one of the most popular ways to model the formation and gradual development of teams. 1965 was a long time ago though and many people are asking the question ‘is it still …
Challenging Times for the Team Building Industry When COVID-19 hit us back in early 2020, the MICE industry here in Thailand and around the world took a massive hit. Corporate groups immediately stopped travelling and conducting events. As we begin 2022, not much has changed. Many team building companies in Thailand, including my own, have been severely affected. At the …
My Personal Brand of Team Building Team building is a serious business. It’s not just silly games with balloons. I work with CEOs and leaders from some of the world’s largest organisations. Their expectations are high and my team and I deliver high-end, professionally-facilitated programs to match their aspirations. I want leaders to be more energetic, dynamic and inspirational. I …
Introducing the New Team Building for 2022 Alongside a redesigned website, the team building menu has also been updated for 2022. In fact, the whole branding has been overhauled. You’ll probably notice that I’ve introduced a minimal theme to the website. This theme continues through to the menu, uniforms, business cards and all marketing collateral. I find most websites look …
