Effective Leadership Means Enabling Your People, Not Controlling Them

Leaders are an important part of any organization. The role is required if a company or business wants to grow, thrive, and mature. But not all leadership results in growth and maturity. Unfortunately, there are two kinds of leaders in the world. Are you the kind of leader that enables? Or controls? Controlling Leadership Too often in business, leadership feels that the only way to achieve the respect, authority, and attention they desire is by controlling employees. This hard-fisted manager keeps tabs on their employees, dictates their responsibilities, keeps them from trying new things, and fills the meeting with only their … Read more…

Dealing with Workplace Conflict

Workplace conflict is a inevitable, and it is the responsibility of competent leadership to understand where conflict in the workplace starts, and how to effectively deal with it. Those who simply stick their head in the same and hope the problem solves itself are destined to be disappointed. Having conflict resolution structure in place will help to head off the problems as they begin, and keep them from growing out of control and dampening employee morale and productivity. Tips to Handle Workplace Conflict Define Acceptable Behavior. What one individual feels is appropriate behavior and what another person feels is appropriate may … Read more…

Where Does Conflict in the Workplace Come From?

As all good leaders know, conflict in the workplace is simply an unavoidable part of workplace dynamics. As a leader, is it your job to embrace conflict and address it in a healthy, productive fashion. Leaders cannot simply put their head in the sand and hope the conflict will work itself out – it rarely does, and most often will grow and become something unmanageable. Real leaders don’t tolerate drama, manipulative or self-serving individuals, or play favorites. As a leader, it is imperative to understand how to deal with conflict in the workplace. Where Does Conflict in the Workplace Come From? … Read more…

How Much Does Team Building Cost?

Decision making would be so much easier if cost was never an issue. Businesses would be able to provide and support their employees in every way possible. Unfortunately, that is far from reality. Cost and expenditures play a huge role in an organization’s decision making. So when it comes to providing optional, additional events like team building, companies need to budget accordingly and determine it these types of items are worth their time and expenditure. How much does team building cost? And is it worth the investment? How Much Does Team Building Cost? Each business is different, and there are … Read more…

Custom Team Building? Yes, We Do That.

If you are looking for an event that will address a specific issue, tie into a certain theme, or benefit your charity of choice, you are in luck. While many organizations offer cookie-cutter team building programs, our qualified and experienced instructors are happy to work with you to design the perfect team building building event from scratch. What Are My Options For Custom Team Building? Our goal is always to help you improve the quality and functionality of the teams in your organization. With years of educational experience, are professionals can help determine the sources of any issues your business … Read more…

What is Charity Team Building?

We’ve all heard a lot about Team Building events in the past decade or so. One of the most important and effective forms of team building is a charity team building building. These programs address whatever pressing corporate issues you might be facing – merging, downsizing, management changes, or global expansion. The goal of charity team building is to help your team work through these issue, while giving back to the community in some way. What Kind of Charity Team Building Events Are There? We currently offer nine different Charity Team Building Events, benefiting every aspect of the community that … Read more…

Team Building ROI – Is It Worth the Investment?

It has been discussed time and time again that when individuals work separately, they accomplish much less then when individuals can come together and work as a team to accomplish goals. Managers across the spectrum of businesses understand the value of creating a collaborative environment, but being able to measure the success and benefits of such a thing is a more complicated task. In business, results are measured in tangible things like productivity levels, business output, and employee turnover. With an investment like team building, what is the ROI? And how do we measure it? Educational Environment Verus Corporate Environment … Read more…

Team Building Locations

The United States is a huge country, encompassing 3.8 million square miles and home to over 324 million people. As one of the largest countries in the world, our resources, offices, and organizations can be spread far away while still being part of our community. When organizations look for educational and training opportunities, location is very important. Wherever your organization is located, or wherever your next corporate event is located, our experienced instructors are willing to travel and assist you with your team building needs. Team Building Locations Good news! At Quality Team Building, our educators go where you are, … Read more…

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