Team building means different things to different people.


We are not big fans of games and exercises that require you to don funny hats or cross imaginary rivers on the backs of your peers. Don’t get us wrong—we use them, but only if they have a poignant lesson for the group.

 

We aim to remove barriers in the workplace by improving collaboration, setting goals, clarifying expectations, resolving issues and getting everyone to pull in the same direction. The result is a better environment for your workers and a better bottom line for your company.



Sometimes it’s necessary for senior leaders to get away for a few days to evaluate the organization’s progress, identify areas that shine and areas that need polishing, and establish goals and action plans for the future. In some cases, relationships between leaders may need a “tune up.”

 

Each of our executive retreats is carefully customized to address each group’s unique needs and desired outcomes.

Coaching is a relatively new tool that is fast becoming mainstream in companies. It is a creative process that inspires clients to maximize their personal and professional potential.

 

Coaches help their clients improve their performances and enhance the quality of their lives. They are trained to listen, observe and customize their approach to each individual’s needs. Great coaches seek to tap into their clients’ natural creativity and resourcefulness in order to elicit solutions and strategies from them. The coach’s job is to provide support to enhance the skills, resources and creativity that the client already has.


Organization Development (OD) is a philosophy with planned effort, driven by top management to improve organizational performance and organizational health. The OD practitioner works in a manner similar to a physician. First they diagnose, assess, and evaluate the health of the organization; then they prescribe solutions designed to improve the effectiveness of people in the organizataion and the organization itself. read more

Some typical OD applications are:
 
  1. Evaluating and diagnosing systems in the organization to understand areas for improvement.
  2. Identifying approaches (or "interventions") to improve effectiveness of the organization and its people.
  3. Planning for and implementing major organizational changes.
  4. Evaluating service delivery systems.
  5. Improving the current level of employee engagement.
  6. Increasing employee accountability.
  7. Improving the products and services provided to customers.



 
We partner with you to develop workshops and seminars designed specifically for your organization. Often this begins with a needs analysis, which is followed by the creation of training programs to address those needs and, finally, implementation. We work with you every step of the way to ensure that the programs address the skill gaps and performance gaps noted in the analysis. The last step is to evaluate the training programs to ensure that they did what they were supposed to do.

 
You may want to engage the services of a professional facilitator for meetings with high stakes, such as retreats, idea-generation sessions, strategic planning initiatives, problem-solving meetings and team building sessions. A common trap leaders fall into is assuming the role of facilitator at such times. This is an invitation for an unproductive meeting. Why? Because it is virtually impossible for the leader to be neutral, which is the primary requirement of an effective facilitator. Perhaps the No. 1 reason people hire professional facilitators is the objectivity and “distance” they bring to meetings. read more


When group leaders facilitate their own meetings, they often cross the line into control and advocacy for their point of view. In turn, this will shut down participation from group members. Separating the leader role from the facilitator role will help ensure that at least one person is focused on group process issues, staying on agenda and keeping people involved.