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Five Tips to Optimize Team-Building

Ceridian

Team-building activities have a polarizing reputation. A majority of companies have them, spending billions of dollars a year for programs designed to create stronger teams. When I am asked for a team-building exercise, two of the questions I always ask are, “What are you trying to accomplish?’

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Should You Start with Team Building to Increase Engagement?

Achievers

Inevitably, one of my VPs or directors would call and ask for team building efforts. When someone requests for team building, I always ask why. I typically discover that the requestor thinks team engagement is low and believes that team building will resolve the problem. Word of Caution.

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Four ways to motivate your multi-generational team

Ceridian

Promote learning and development by encouraging informal mentorship within the team. This encourages “bi-directional” coaching , which is a good way to help employees build positive working relationships with each other. Look for opportunities in which every team member has an opportunity to lead.