Then this is the session for you. Through the use of personal stories, case studies, group exercises, extensive participation, gags, fun, and, yes, even some magic thrown in, this session will awaken the spirit of your people.

Looking for a Conference Mini-Seminar?
We even have a 1-3 hour design that can be used with large audiences of several hundred people at once. Participants are actually engaged in exercises they can do with others around them, even in an auditorium-style set-up.

Combined Sessions?
This session can be combined with other sessions and outings such as…

Personality and the Team 
Treasure Hunt 
Adventure Series
Portable Ropes Teambuilding
Team Samurai: The Art of Teamwork

Contact us for more information by email or telephone at 888-672-1120.

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Teambuildinginc.com News Archives
Featuring "Building High Performance Teams"

Dabico, Inc. Enjoys a Day of Teambuilding in Laguna Beach, CA
Once again, Dabico, Inc. of Costa Mesa, CA. asked Teambuilding, Inc. to design a day of team building for their people. The day included a morning session at the Hotel Laguna with teams tackling two problem-solving puzzles: The Polygon Puzzle and Jungle Escape (see first picture below). The morning's activities prepared team members for a challenging Teambuilding Treasure Hunt on the streets of Laguna Beach. With a 75^o temperature and slight ocean breeze, it was a hunt to remember...an energizing day for all. Click on the pictures to enlarge and enjoy!

MDA "Spirit Day" a Real Energizer
This year's Muscular Dystrophy Association regional staff development conference for 100 people in Teaneck, New Jersey featured a high-energy, half-day Building High Performance Teams session with Peter Grazier. These great people, who do so much for others, enjoyed an opportunity to learn new team skills and let off steam at the same time. According to MDA's Debbie Camner, "The reviews are in---and everyone (and I mean everyone) loved the session!"

Building High Performance Teams for Forest Service Recruits
The United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service, recently requested a day of team building for 30 college students who may choose to become employees of the Service. The session was intended to build team skills and collaboration. Part of the day's activities included our collaboration exercise The Polygon Puzzle, our team development exercise Jungle Escape, and our team creativity exercise Create a Company. The day-long session received rave reviews from the student participants, as they were challenged continually with high-energy exercises. Click on the pictures to enlarge and enjoy!

Teambuilding at Orlando's Universal Studios
A great day of experiential learning was had by 18 managers of Costa Nursery Farms, Inc. as they participated in Teambuilding, Inc.'s Building High Performance Teams plus Treasure Hunt. The team spent the morning at the Hard Rock Hotel discussing essential team leadership skills, then walked over to Universal Studios to apply what they learned to our unique treasure hunt there. The hunt was not only high-energy fun, but also simulated re-world organizational issues in the unique setting of the Universal Studios theme park.

         
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AstraZeneca Visits "Fufu" (click photos to enlarge)


About 60 administrative coordinators of AstraZeneca (30 on each of two days) spent a rousing day of teambuilding and development at the Hagley Museum in Wilmington, Delaware. The half-indoor/half-outdoor day had teams creating companies and overcoming obstacles at the "island" of Fufu to collect and save the rare Fufu eggs. Combining our Building High Performance Teams and Portable Ropes Teambuilding sessions, the day borrowed a little from the TV "Survivor" themes, providing learning, fun, and adventure for everyone.

Talbot County DSS Teambuilding
Seventy dedicated people of the Talbot County (MD) Dept. of Social Services spent a morning of teambuilding at their annual Staff Development Day held in April. 

 

According to Special Projects Coordinator Susan Draper, "We all agree that the time spent collaborating with each other, listening to each other, laughing together and working to "live with" each other's values and beliefs at your direction was enormously valuable---in fact, a peak training experience for our organization." For those of us here at Teambuilding, Inc., it was a pleasure serving these unsung heroes of our society.

ISP Sports Convenes in New Orleans - As part of their yearly conference, sixty dynamic sales, marketing, and operations people from ISP Sports Properties, Inc. spent a day developing their team and collaborative skills with Teambuilding, Inc. The first half of the day included Peter Grazier's Building High Performance Teams, and the second half our challenging Treasure Hunt through the French Quarter. According to ISP's Kelly Hilliard, "I cannot adequately express to you in words the multitude of compliments, enriching feedback and examples of learning that I have received since your session with my staff in New Orleans. Your message spoke to the hearts, souls, and intellect."

ABB Offshore Systems' Team Development Day - A full day of team development activities was spent by about forty employees of ABB Offshore Systems in Houston. The day combined our Building High Performance Teams and Personality and the Team sessions for a full day of enlightening activities. Initial concerns about "personality typing" gave way to insightful learning as participants learned how their unique abilities and preferred behaviors combine to create high-performing teams.

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What participants have said about this session:

"Thank you for the awesome presentation you delivered to our group at Madonna University. You opened me to new ideas, reaffirmed the old, and modeled how it should be done."
Carol Piesko, Risk Management Consultants

"Your motivating and inspiring ways helped us to achieve, what, we believe, was an eye opening experience for many of our people."
James B. Styer, President
Rosenberger Cold Storage Companies

"I want to thank you for the stimulating two days you gave us here last week. Your visit spurred interest that I find hard to imagine happening any other way."
Jim Manning, Georgia-Pacific Corporation

"You certainly know how to get the audience's attention and keep it. Your program provided great information for use by our members. The time and effort you put in prior to the meeting to make sure your presentation was 'on target' certainly produced solid results. You went the extra mile and this was truly appreciated by our attendees. Some of the comments I overheard at the conclusion of your presentation were:
   - Had great ideas and concepts
   - Excellent, hits home
   - Very thought provoking, motivating
   - Very good, practical know how
Carol Crossland, CMP, Vice President, Tree Care Industry Association

"You invigorated us with your participative style and stimulated us with your thought-provoking presentation materials. Whenever I come in contact with someone who participated, they thank me for choosing such a dynamic speaker." Sharon Kralick, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital

"You did a good job of laying out for our managers the possible causes of resistance to change in the workplace. Your presentation was well-received. I have heard many, many favorable comments about it." James J. Riley, Social Security Administration

"...the material 'fit' into their worlds...the experience will benefit them both personally and professionally." Virginia Flowers, Social Security Administration

"Your session has rejuvenated us. The enthusiasm you shared and the experience you brought was truly an inspiration." Jeff Hahn, US Postal Service

"We are proud to have given each member a copy of your book, Before It's Too Late -- what a powerful message that little book has!" Kevin L. Owens, Gulfstream Management Association

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This session can be combined with other sessions and outings such as…

Personality and the Team 
Treasure Hunt 
Adventure Series
Portable Ropes Teambuilding
Team Samurai: The Art of Teamwork

 

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