Team Building


Recent Team Building Articles

6 Ways to Ruin a Company Offsite Meeting

By Jeff Haden |  Feb 21, 2012

Still doing trust falls and scavenger hunts? If you want results, here's how not to run a team meeting.  Read more


11 Easy Ways to Make Work Fun

By Jay Steinfeld |  Feb 21, 2012

If your employees aren't having fun, they're probably not performing at their highest level. So ease up already and try one of these tactics.  Read more


How Twitter Can Improve Your Management (in 140 Characters or Less)

By Frank Addante |  Feb 16, 2012

Communication has been streamlined to short messages. Your management should be too.  Read more


Are You a Psycho Boss?

By Paul Spiegelman |  Feb 14, 2012

A recent study shows that you are four times more likely to find a psychopath in the boardroom than on the street. So what?  Read more


Business Partners: 3 Essential Ingredients

By Vanessa Merit Nornberg |  Feb 10, 2012

One individual (or four) may embody these characteristics. In one way or another, you need these three traits to make your business thrive.  Read more


Know Your Limitations; You'll Lead Better

By John Baldoni |  Feb 7, 2012

The best leaders recognize their weaknesses--and struggle through them.  Read more


Bring Out the Nerf Guns at Orientation

By Seth Priebatsch |  Feb 1, 2012

When on-boarding new hires, we follow these three guidelines to get our employees behind our (epic) mission, and understand our quirky culture.  Read more


Danger! Don't Hire People Just Like You

By Margaret Heffernan |  Jan 24, 2012

Commonalities may be comfortable, but they also create blind spots. You want lieutenants who provoke feuds and dissent.  Read more


How Spanx Grew

By Inc. staff |  Jan 20, 2012

Sara Blakely talks about how she picks team members, handles public relations, and avoids paying for advertising.  Watch video


Boards: The Right Person To Lead One

By Margaret Heffernan |  Jan 13, 2012

The best chairman or chairwoman is a mentor, sounding board, and listener.  Read more


Don't Like All Your Employees?

By Geil Browning |  Jan 10, 2012

That might be a good thing. Here's why. (Hint: It has to do with your brain--and theirs.)  Read more


Be the Beatles, Not a Flock of Seagulls

By John Greathouse |  Jan 9, 2012

The Beatles didn't just have musical talents. The band's longevity and success was largely the result of group dynamics--the same ones start-ups require.  Read more


Use Improv to Brainstorm Effectively

By Mark Peter Davis |  Jan 9, 2012

At Kohort, we take a cue from theater and comedy to generate new ideas--and enhance morale.  Read more


Lead Like College Football Coach Hayden Fry

By John Baldoni |  Jan 4, 2012

Cultivate those below you, encourage their advancement, and create a strong legacy. Here's how.  Read more


How To Make Your Meetings Count

By Geil Browning |  Jan 3, 2012

Effective collaboration doesn't just happen. The key to a high-performance team is brain science.  Read more


Keeping Morale High When Salaries Aren’t

By Michael Waas Smith |  Dec 27, 2011

Building a stable team is critical to building success. Here's how to inspire morale and loyalty when you can’t compensate competitively.  Read more


The Power of A Dissenting Voice

By Margaret Heffernan |  Dec 22, 2011

Be wary of unanimous decisions and bold when you face them. Neuroscience and sociology, and a recent meeting I attended, underscore this point.  Read more


Improve Sales by Boosting Collaboration

By Tom Searcy |  Dec 16, 2011

Keith Ferrazzi offers tips for getting your team to work together more quickly and effectively.  Read more


Crowdsource Product Ideas from All Your Employees

By Geil Browning |  Dec 16, 2011

It's not just for marketing. Crowdsourcing is an efficient way to take advantage of cognitive diversity.  Read more


Ikea's Former CEO on How to Collaborate

By Margaret Heffernan |  Dec 13, 2011

A variety of strategies can help your team work well together. But one is more important than the rest: Get rid of the soloists.  Read more


You're Wired to Be a Leader

By Geil Browning |  Dec 9, 2011

You were born with seven brain attributes for effective management. How much you turn the volume up or down depends on you--and what you want to accomplish.  Read more


The Business of a Hockey Game at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia

By Judith Ohikuare |  May 27, 2012

Here's a look at the companies that provide the scoreboards, displays, shielding, and safety nets that make it possible for the Philadelphia Flyers to entert...  Read more


Want to Know What Your Employees Really Think?

By Jason Fried |  May 27, 2012

Consider staging a Comedy Central-style celebrity roast of your top-selling product.  Read more


How to Build an Insanely Great Founding Team

By Jenn Houser |  Jun 21, 2011

Six leadership traits to look for in co-founders when you start a business  Read more


7 Leadership Lessons From an NBA Coach

By Lou Dubois |  May 25, 2011

Avery Johnson, coach of the New Jersey Nets, shares his keys to success in management, regardless of your industry.  Read more