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Construction
Partnering
for New Pickering Elementary School Project
 Teambuilding,
Inc.'s Peter Grazier recently conducted an all-day partnering session
with the project construction team of the Downingtown (PA) Area School
District's new Pickering Elementary School. The day was intended to
bring together all the primary parties---owner, architect, construction
manager, engineers, and contractors---to help them develop their team
more quickly. Construction Partnering has grown over the years to
enhance teamwork and collaboration and reduce conflict and litigation
that characterizes construction work. According to Lee Snyder, Principle
of consulting engineers Snyder Hoffman Associates, "Teambuilding,
Inc. did an excellent job and the project will be better for it."
Moving to
"Next Level Teams." New Book from Peter Grazier, Ken Blanchard,
and Alan Randolph -
GO TEAM! - Take your
team to the next level in 3 steps. Perfect for moving to high
performance teams. The authors have been working on this
book for several years to hone team skills and elevate teams to
a higher level of responsibility, authority, and commitment. The
link will take you to Amazon.com.
Good Communication with Employees Provides ROI
A job satisfaction poll by the Society for Human Resources
Management and USA Today indicates that organizations with
highly effective employee communication programs provided a 26%
total return to shareholders compared with a negative 15% for
those that communicate least effectively.
GE Healthcare Technologies Leaders Experience
Team Champion
Seventeen adventurous leaders from GE Healthcare's
Global Customer Quality Team took their training to another
level by learning teamwork and leadership skills using our
Team Champion activity. World Champion rower Dan Lyons led
the seminar and his team of coaches and facilitators provided
expert guidance as the GE teams learned new skills through the
sport of Olympic Rowing. According to HR Manager Becky Bucich,
"The session was good, the facilitators were good, everyone
liked their coaches, and Dan did a good job bringing it all
together." Click on the pictures to enlarge and enjoy!
Virtual Teams
Geography is so 20th
Century. Teams are now forming whose members reside anywhere in the world.
"Though geography may have become less relevant, the need
for community never goes away."
(Source: Business Week, December
19, 2005, "Best Ideas")
Cellmark Team Does Team Development and a Philly Hunt
Leaders from around the globe at Cellmark held their
annual meeting this year in Philadelphia, dedicating a day to team
development. Members spent a half day in our
Building High Performance Teams session, then
applied what they learned in our
Philadelphia Teambuilding Treasure Hunt.
Participants all agreed that it was an energizing day! Click on the pictures to enlarge and enjoy!
48 Days
The average number of days that
it took for an American company to fill a job vacancy in 2004.
The average cost per hire was $3,270.00.
(Source: Business Week)
Food for Thought
According to Watson Wyatt Worldwide,
51% of employees have confidence in their senior management. Sound bad? Actually, that's up from 44%
in 2002!
Siemens Procurement Works on the Team with the Baltimore
Treasure Hunt
When organization change has team members wondering
which end is up, a team building treasure hunt can demonstrate
to everyone how powerful they are when they work together.
That's the lesson experienced by the group from Siemens
Procurement as they tackled our Baltimore
Teambuilding Treasure
Hunt at the Maryland Science Museum. This unique venue with its
hands-on exhibits provides a treasure trove of intriguing clues
to solve. Click on the pictures to enlarge and enjoy!
This is NOT Your Father's MBA
According to the current issue of Business Week
magazine, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lally School of
Management & Technology has made significant changes to its MBA
program. Rather than relying on conventional texts and case
studies in standard courses like marketing and finance, the
completely redesigned program has teamed up professors to teach
together "five streams of knowledge" and guide students through
real-world business problems in a holistic way. Students also
work in teams to solve complex business situations. The intent
is not only to teach them key business principles, but also to
better prepare them for project management responsibilities.
For more information check
out Business Week, May 16, 2005, "This Is Not Your
Father's MBA"
Peter Grazier Speaks on Creating Culture
Change at TPM Conference
 Recently,
Teambuilding's Peter Grazier was asked to present a 4-hour
workshop on Creating Culture Change at the Total
Productive Maintenance Conference in New Orleans. The importance
of the talk was emphasized by the conference promoter,
Productivity, Inc., by noting that implementing new strategies
and techniques is 20% technical and 80% cultural. The program
covered understanding cultural change, the change process, and
steps for making it happen.
 Exploring
Personal StylesTM - What do you do after the
personality training? It's time for practical follow up and elaboration.
This supplement has activities for 1-, 2-, 3-, and 5-hour workshops
 Conflict
Strategies Inventory - Finally, a 1-hour assessment
and training session to help team members identify and manage their
natural tendencies during conflict. Everyone needs a conflict strategy.
Why not check out this excellent tool and its ability to help your team
members overcome one of a team's bigger barriers to performance.
 What's
My Style? Series - Identify basic personality styles easily
with the tools in this series. Tools include: Personal Style,
Team Member Style (including feedback), Coaching Style,
Communication Style, Leadership Style, and Time Style.
Brilliantly simple in design and delivery, but powerful in their
results.
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