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GAME ON! HOW TO CREATE A WINNING CORPORATE CULTURE VIA PING PONG
I have worked for three companies in my career that had Ping-Pong (Table Tennis) tables in the offices. The Motley Fool,Time Warner Cable’s Road Runner operation and Doosan Infracore International. The existence of a Ping-Pong table in each of those environments was very telling about the type of culture that each company wanted to foster.
Organizational Swim Lanes and Silos
There is a balance that must be achieved in an organization or else too much structure can turn organizational swim lanes into silos.
Do You Dissect Your Successes?
We tend to focus too much energy on figuring out the root cause of what went wrong and not enough time on what went right. Learning to dissect successes is a business practice that can accelerate an organization’s growth.
An Interview with Erik Rydholm the man behind Pardon The Interruption
Erik Rydholm the executive producer and creator of Pardon the Interruption (PTI) shares the backstory on the visual agenda and how his time at the Motley Fool helped create one of ESPN’s longest running hit TV shows.
Office Monsters or Culture Crusaders?
If you want employees to return to the office are you framing the ask properly? CNBC has been calling Wall Street CEOs Office Monsters. What if they referred to them as Culture Crusaders instead and focused on the positives? Would that change the dialogue?
Churnover
Churnover is a repetitive turnover issue with the same position. There is usually a root cause to the same position turning over multiple times.
There Are No Trading Deadlines in Business
Sports teams create advantage through constant personnel moves. Business teams tend to play multiple seasons with the same team. Are there lessons to be learned from the sports model?
How to Turn Threats Into Opportunities
Learn how one team turned an IT outage into an amazing growth opportunity. Most teams are quick to accept threats for what they are, in this case the team turned the threat on its head and created an amazing opportunity. Learn how your organization can reframe threats as opportunities from this story.
MEETING REQUEST: LET ME WASTE ONE MORE HOUR OF YOUR DAY
Meetings are the death of work productivity. According to various sources there are 25 million meetings per day in the United States. That amounts to $37 billion in annual productivity lost as a result of meetings. Just yesterday I heard another example of a senior team in a large publicly traded company holding a three-hour meeting to plan for a full day meeting. The tyranny must end.
The Iceberg Theory and the Gems We Can Learn
In business we often talk about the iceberg theory and the fact that more lies beneath the surface, but to witness it firsthand and to take away new learnings in Iceland was even more impressive.
The Accordion Effect: How Organizational Structure Ebbs and Flows
Organization design is dictated by market conditions and expands and contracts much like an accordion based on the financial landscape.
UX Lessons From The Buffet Line
Design choices are made daily and many of them lead to poor efficiency and waste. While redesigning websites I learned an important lesson about UX.
A Corporate Retreat Like No Other
More companies need to take the time to get leadership teams out of the office. A corporate retreat is an excellent opportunity for a team to bond and to learn together. Groove Management's sister company LeaderSurf recently launched customized corporate retreats leveraging the success of the LeaderSurf leadership development program.
Take-Aways: Learning Capture Activity
Capture participant learnings with this simple workshop ending activity.
Take A Team Timeout: 5 Corporate Team Building Activities in Charlotte
Five Charlotte are team building activities that Groove Management can help you organize and facilitate.
I Go Through- The importance of an execution mindset
An execution mindset separates the best from the rest. "I go through" is not just a song by O.A.R. but an attitude for success.
The Link Between Community and Productivity
How does your office environment and community impact productivity?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOUR TEAM CALLED TIMEOUT?
Unlike in sports where the competitions are scheduled, in business the competition never stops, unless your team calls a TIMEOUT. When was the last time your team called a timeout.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF STRIKE AT THE LOCAL BOWLING ALLEY
Are you “always recruiting” for your company, and are you asking your team to do the same? The best people can be found in the most unlikely places.
2020 VISION: THE IMPORTANCE OF LONG-RANGE PLANNING
Growing an organization in these turbulent times is challenging. Having a long-range plan is an important tool for achieving growth over the long term. The short-term focus that has captivated so many companies creates opportunities for those that are patient and willing to invest in the future. The best way to invest in the future is to get your organization talking about it today. No better time than the current to begin working on your 2020 Vision.