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Acknowledge the Importance of Other People

Published on February 20, 2012 By Doug Staneart

  The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. –William James   Most people have one defining need that very rarely gets satisfied.  Many of us will move Heaven and Earth to satisfy this need.  This one attribute is the single most motivating factor that leads to success.  It is the [...]

Children from Salvation Army in New York Benefit from Pfizer Build-A-Bike Team Event

Published on February 20, 2012 By Craig Wagganer

Over 60 people from around the globe came together in New York City for a Build-A-Bike Team Building Event. These Pfizer employees from the Emerging Markets Group in New York, NY enjoyed the fun, laughter and learning as they built 10 bikes that were presented to children form the Salvation Army’s Chinatown operation. It was [...]

Pfizer Team Building Event Stuffs Animals for Kids in Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey

Published on January 20, 2012 By Craig Wagganer

Over 400 Pfizer employees came together for a quick, one hour, Rescue Bear Team Building Event in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It was quite a sight to see when the stuffed animals were collected at the end of the event and lined up on the stage in front of the room. 200 red and blue [...]

Can Team Building Increase Productivity in a Recession?

Published on January 1, 2012 By Doug Staneart

When the economy is slow, company managers and leaders have to be very cautious with every expense. As a result, we will often put off hiring new employees until more certainty in the marketplace develops. Although natural efficiencies will develop in a downward economy, can team building activities help increase productivity so that we can [...]

Chartis Opened Minds To Team Building And Hearts To Kids Devastated By Flooding In Stowe Vermont

Published on December 30, 2011 By Connie Timpson

Chartis, a global insurance giant, came to Stowe, Vermont, to build a stronger team and give back.  They gave back, by gifting the “Community Connection” with 20 bikes, all part of the Build-A-Bike team building program.  Then, they dug even deeper, and “payed it forward.”  Very patient Chartis employees marked time, waiting for kids delayed [...]

PS 21 a Charade Murder Mystery Team Building Caper in New York City Brings Investigators and Laughter

Published on December 26, 2011 By Connie Timpson

New York City’s Staten Island – home of great teachers, and a murderous puzzle they must solve.  Whodoneit?  A Charade murder mystery team building event at its finest. Who murdered the school’s principal, or did she just choke on a cigar and die?  Nope!  It was Murder.  The room abounds with suspects, normally dedicated teachers [...]

Team Building in Cities Outside the Major Metroplexes

Published on November 24, 2011 By Doug Staneart

Just because your city has under 20 million people doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be able to schedule one of the best team building events in the world! Because of the size of The Leader’s Institute® Team Building company and because our team building instructors are based in cities across the United States, we can [...]

Review of a Few Team Building Tips

Published on November 3, 2011 By Doug Staneart

Below are a few team building articles and team building tips that we published on the blog in past months. (Sometimes, real good ideas get buried, so here is a review of a few.) Team Building Game: The Helium Stick One of my favorite team building games or team icebreaker activities is sometimes called The [...]

Lazard MBA’s Loosen Their Ties to Build A Better Team and Some Bikes For Kids in New York

Published on November 3, 2011 By Connie Timpson

Lazard MBA’s Loosen Their Ties to Build A Better Team and Some Bikes For Kids in New York City and New Jersey. At the center of Manhattan’s commerce, beat the heart of team building and Philanthropy. These new Lazard MBA finance wizards put down their forecasts, recommendations, and advice, and took up the tools of [...]

Goldman Sachs Team Building Event Benefits 20 Children in New York

Published on November 3, 2011 By Craig Wagganer

Goldman Sachs conducted a Build-A-Bike® Team Building Event benefiting 20 children in New York and New Jersey. 120 new hires from Goldman Sachs came together in two different Build-A-Bike Team Building Events to enjoy one another, learn some team building and leadership skills and build bikes for children from the Children’s Aid Society of New York. [...]