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30 Team Building Activities

ProjectManager.com

Teams don’t just come together and click into well-oiled productivity machines, at least not always. There’s often a period of time when the team members have to get to know one another and develop a rapport. In other words, every team can find value in team-building exercise. Objective: Develop listening skills.

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Episode 191 – Mastering Power Skills for Exceptional Performance

Velociteach

Foundational power skills encompass soft skills, behavioral competencies, and personality traits essential for leaders, aspiring leaders, and team members alike. We’re talking with someone who is well known and loved by all the Velociteach team. He has developed 20 online products through Velociteach. This is Neal Whitten.

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3 Biggest Causes Of Project Failure

Ganttic

Regardless, what happened wasn’t solely the case of poor risk management. It was also the case of poor communication. 30% of projects fail because of inadequate or poor communication. That’s why every project team member has to follow the rules set by project communications plans. Every time. Make collaboration a norm.

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How to Use the Six Thinking Hats Method for Problem Solving

Teamweek

The model we hired for our client’s magazine cover has developed an unexpected allergy to strawberries, and after snacking on the fruit platter, she bears an uncanny resemblance to a strawberry herself. The graphic design department sends a team email, exclaiming that the licensing fees for their Adobe software need renewing.

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Episode 170 – Integrating Creative Problem Solving and Project Management

Velociteach

Hear how to facilitate the clarify/ideate/develop stages of the creative problem-solving process to a successful implementation. We know you’re also looking for opportunities to acquire PDUs, your Professional Development Units, towards recertifications. She shares practical device and strategies to help leaders build innovative teams.

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Keeping up to date: the value of training

Rebel’s Guide to PM

After all, most people who attend conferences and networking events, or who get in touch with me through this blog, are people who are already aware that it takes a bit of effort to get on. There are plenty of other ways of learning things if your company is cutting back but you know you have areas that you want to develop.

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Creative Thinking: How to Improve Your Creative Ability

Project Bliss

Developing Individual Creative Thinking. James Altucher suggests to write down ten ideas per day, even if they’re bad ideas. Read a magazine you’d never have considered. Play at work can create an atmosphere that allows team members to have the rapport and confidence needed to be more creative. . Brainstorming.