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Self-Growth Website
Just wanted to let you know about one of my absolute favorite websites called www.selfgrowth.com. It has one of the most comprehensive libraries of motivational and self-help articles, videos, websites, and more, and it is a great place to spend a few minutes early in the morning before the work day. If you are a fan of the site, let me know by hitting the LIKE button above.
Self-Growth Website
Just wanted to let you know about one of my absolute favorite websites called www.selfgrowth.com. It has one of the most comprehensive libraries of motivational and self-help articles, videos, websites, and more, and it is a great place to spend a few minutes early in the morning before the work day. If you are a fan of the site, let me know by hitting the LIKE button above.
Effective Team Building Event Ideas Will Tear Down Communication Silos
By Connie Timpson/Speaker/Sr. Instructor/The Leader’s Institute
Corporate leaders look for strong team building event ideas that “will tear down the walls” that we build between divisions, departments, even cubicles. Those corporate leaders have a great deal in common with one of the world’s best communicators. Ronald Reagan told the world, “…tear down those walls.” Hammer in hand the walls came tumbling down, reuniting a world torn apart by differences in philosophy. Immediately, warring factions began communicating.
Mis-communication or “no communication” is very costly to corporations, both in loss of production hours and duplication of efforts. In fact researchers at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, at Maryland University, put a 12 billion dollar price tag on what poor communication costs American hospitals per year. That is a staggering waste of money that could be put into salaries, programs or training. Smart corporate leaders look for ways to improve communication by seeking out new team building events. Idea driven events that will help their staff tear down walls that thwart communication
Ridding corporations of communication silos can open lines of communication and save the bottom line. When people learn how to tear down the walls, they begin to communicate better. For example, a couple of weeks ago, I was leading a Build-A-Bike(R) team building event for a big company in Indiana, and like many companies, one of the challenges that they were having was getting people to fully communicate, to see the big picture. They had to work together to solve clues, and at the same time recognize and capitalize on individual strengths that could win them a bike part. In other words, break down communication silos. They quickly learned the value of communicating in a world without walls.
Opening lines of communication spawns creative opportunities that no one dreamed of. No one dreamed of the opportunities because the group was busy erecting walls. Effective team-building events, bring “analytical” and “expressive” together, one balancing the other. Anthony Robbins says, “To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.”
When one person’s idea is shared with others, it becomes a bigger idea, splinters, and turns into ideas. The ideas morph into Big Ideas and participants understand the real value of knocking down the silo walls.
A perfectly functioning company does not “just happen.” It takes work, bringing teams together in the name of communication, compatibility and cohesiveness. It is simple really. All you have to do is be open and learn how to “break down the walls.”
Connie Timpson is a speaker and trainer specializing in Team Building Event Ideas that insert fun and energy and reduce the ‘Silo Effect’ in business. https://leadersinst.infusionsoft.com/go/TLI6/cpeterson/ Connie teaches team building events in major cities throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Class Teaches Enthusiastic Presentation Skills
Last week in Chicago, nine people were in attendance at a Fearless Presentations class by The Leaders Institute. Everyone shared openly and enjoyed the different activities aimed at increasing their comfort in presenting and their ability to deliver effective public presentations. Feedback suggested that people most benefited from the preparation and delivery advice for effective presentations. During the class and they learned a lot from the over correction (adding enthusiasm) exercise. Many expressed success in addressing their fear of public speaking. It was a great group from all over including people from: Nova Scotia, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois. Presentation skills and training are great assets, regardless of career or industry.
