All posts tagged Team Building

In the shed at the bottom of the garden…

When a member of staff offers to put you in a shed at the bottom of the garden for the next 12 months, what does it mean I wonder? So far my time in Ireland has taught me so many new phrases. Most hilarious was learning what being ‘put on the long finger’ meant, however… Read More

Rallying the troops – Communicating from the front line

Cpt. Nixon: What do you think I should write these parents, Dick? Because I don’t know how to tell them their kids never made it out of the goddamn plane.Richard Winters: You tell them what you always tell them: their sons died as heroes.Cpt. Nixon: [cynically] You really still believe that?Richard Winters: [pauses, considering] Yeah.… Read More

Awards and Rewards…

Awards and rewards, the best way to recognise a team performance and reward a group of staff for outstanding effort, or is it? I recently presented an award at the inaugural Centre of Excellence (COFE) awards for business intelligence and what if analysis, a great award title, and the team that won were ecstatic, motivated… Read More