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		<title>Is Your Team Connecting More But Communicating Less?</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/is-your-team-connecting-more-but-communicating-less/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Timpson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[communicate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[message was understood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open lines of communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We connect 24/7, but that does not always mean that as a team, we are communicating, solving issues, trading, and team building.  If you truly want to communicate, you must take responsibility to make sure the message was understood.  If you have an important issue – say it in person.  And please realize that what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good is the Enemy of Great</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/good-is-the-enemy-of-great/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 04:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ellenpatnaude</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=7621</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Voltaire said it first, and while many people have said it in various ways, it all means the same thing. When we try to be good at too many things, we end up being great at none of them. Consider this scenario. Mary is the manager of a medium-sized division in her company. She is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Add Fun Team Building Events to Any Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/add-fun-team-building-events-to-any-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/add-fun-team-building-events-to-any-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enthusiasm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=7527</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ask your team how they would describe most meetings around the office, and most likely (even if you are a really good leaders) you will still hear words like&#8230; LONG and BORING&#8230; It&#8217;s not your fault. We live in such a busy world that we often have to try to fit a bunch of information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Team Building Proverbs</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/japanese-team-building-proverbs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/japanese-team-building-proverbs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proverbs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Team Building Quotes: Below is a list of Japanese proverbs related to Team Building and People Skills. Some are funny. Some are wise. All will make you think a little&#8230; One kind word can warm three winter months. The reverse side also has a reverse side. When the character of a man is not clear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Camaraderie Quest Team Scavenger Hunt Video</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/new-camaraderie-quest-team-scavenger-hunt-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/new-camaraderie-quest-team-scavenger-hunt-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[camaraderie quest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scavenger hunt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team building videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[videos]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=7295</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have recently posted a new video on YouTube for the Camaraderie Quest High-Tech Team Scavenger Hunt. The Camaraderie Quest is a really fun team building event that can be conducted outdoors in any downtown area or historical area, at theme parks, or any other outdoor venue that has interesting building, historical venues, or art. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women in the Workplace-How we present ourselves in the workplace</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/women-in-the-workplace-how-we-present-ourselves-in-the-workplace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/women-in-the-workplace-how-we-present-ourselves-in-the-workplace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ellenpatnaude</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[women in the workplace]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walk the Talk: How we present ourselves in the workplace Women in leadership are still something of a rarity today. There have been a couple of articles recently in the Wall Street Journal looking at women in the workforce and analyzing our collective progress. While there are no concrete conclusions about why it’s happening, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Juggling the Five Balls in the Game of Life</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/juggling-the-five-balls-in-the-game-of-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/juggling-the-five-balls-in-the-game-of-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ellenpatnaude</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[priorities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vales]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=6924</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Leadership Tips/Team Building Tips: Set Your Priorities Author James Patterson once said that in the game of life, there are five balls that must constantly be kept in the air – work, family, friends, health, and integrity. He said that work is a rubber ball – it can be dropped and it will bounce back. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Classroom Training does not equal Boring Training</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/classroom-training-does-not-equal-boring-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/classroom-training-does-not-equal-boring-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boring]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=6870</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Classroom Training” does not equal “Boring Training”! It is an unfortunate truth that there are a lot of  “Leadership Training” or “Team Building” workshops or seminars out there that are… well… boring. It has become common to hear groans of distress and expressions of angst from people who have had, shall we say, “less-than-stellar” experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Ace Race Golf Team Building Video</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/new-ace-race-golf-team-building-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/new-ace-race-golf-team-building-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ace Race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golf team building]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=6821</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We just completed a new video of our new and increasingly popular team building event, the Ace Race Golf Team Building activity. We have had an awful lot of fun delivering this particular team event over the last few months, and folks who have attended have given us fantastic feedback. take a look at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gain Cooperation: Encourage and Facilitate Two-Way Conversation</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/gain-cooperation-encourage-and-facilitate-two-way-conversation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/gain-cooperation-encourage-and-facilitate-two-way-conversation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gain cooperation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[two way communication]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=6816</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Education is a kind of continuing dialogue, and a dialogue assumes, in the nature of the case, different points of view. -Robert Hutchins &#160; Oprah Winfrey was the most successful daytime TV star of all time and is still one of the most influential people in America.  When she promoted a book on her television [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Participants in Presentation Skills class in Seattle, Washington Transform Into Confident, Anxiety-free Presenters</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/participants-in-presentation-skills-class-in-seattle-washington-transform-into-confident-anxiety-free-presenters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/participants-in-presentation-skills-class-in-seattle-washington-transform-into-confident-anxiety-free-presenters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chrismcneany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[public speaking classes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[class]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fear of public speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fearless presentations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=6583</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fearless Presentations class in Seattle transforms participants into confident, anxiety-free presenters. The Leader&#8217;s Institute® didn&#8217;t let the overcast weather bring down the mood for its Fearless Presentations® class in Seattle, Washington February 14-15. A few of the participants were so nervous when they had to speak that they had the shaky hands, sweaty palms, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Gain Cooperation from Others, Show Enthusiasm and Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/to-gain-cooperation-from-others-show-enthusiasm-and-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/to-gain-cooperation-from-others-show-enthusiasm-and-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=6759</guid>
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		<title>Acknowledge the Importance of Other People</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/acknowledge-the-importance-of-other-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/acknowledge-the-importance-of-other-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[principle]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=6685</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. –William James &#160; Most people have one defining need that very rarely gets satisfied.  Many of us will move Heaven and Earth to satisfy this need.  This one attribute is the single most motivating factor that leads to success.  It is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Add Fun to the Work Day</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/add-fun-to-the-work-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/add-fun-to-the-work-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fun to work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[go to lunch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[share success stories]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=6484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you really want to have fun at work or just add fun to an ordinary work day? Below are a few simple team building tips that will help you have fun while building the team. Go to Lunch One of the most overlooked team building activity is the lunch. Really&#8230; Just a simple lunch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team Building Activities Support Best Places to Work</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/team-building-activities-support-best-places-to-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/team-building-activities-support-best-places-to-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colette Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=6489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Team Building Activities Support Best Places to Work How do team building activities help your company become one of the best places to work?  Fortune Magazine recently released its annual list of the 100 best workplaces and while the perks are nice, that&#8217;s not what really motivates employees to do their best. More and more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Build Morale when Times are Tough</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/build-morale-when-times-are-tough/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/build-morale-when-times-are-tough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain storm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[build morale]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=6331</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Times are tough, and as a result, morale can suffer. So what can the leaders of an organization do to help team members feel more confident and at ease? Below are a few simple tips: Give Sincere Compliments: When times are tough, we can easily be distracted (sometimes just trying to stay above water). That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Your Favorite Team Building Game or Team Activity?</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/what-is-your-favorite-team-building-game-or-team-activity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/what-is-your-favorite-team-building-game-or-team-activity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=6246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone has been a part of or led some type of fun team building game or team activity. What was your favorite? Was an event, an outing, or just a fun game that everyone loved?
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		<title>Can Team Building Increase Productivity in a Recession?</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/can-team-building-increase-productivity-in-a-recession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/can-team-building-increase-productivity-in-a-recession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership tips]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=6110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the economy is slow, company managers and leaders have to be very cautious with every expense. As a result, we will often put off hiring new employees until more certainty in the marketplace develops. Although natural efficiencies will develop in a downward economy, can team building activities help increase productivity so that we can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jazz Up Christmas Banquets and Year End Meetings with Quality Team Building Activities</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/jazz-up-christmas-banquets-and-year-end-meetings-with-quality-team-building-activities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/jazz-up-christmas-banquets-and-year-end-meetings-with-quality-team-building-activities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to jazz up your Christmas Banquet, holiday event, or year end meeting this year? A quality team building activity can add some fun and enthusiasm to the meetings and support a charity in the process. Charity team building events are still a fairly new invention, but these activities are growing in popularity by leaps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Airlines Bad Team Building</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/american-airlines-bad-team-building/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/american-airlines-bad-team-building/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw this ad from American Airlines on TV a few nights ago.  It is about a bad team building event, and it cracked me up. Rough week for American Airlines, but this is really funny. I guarantee that our team building events are NOTHING like this one.

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		<title>Team Building in Cities Outside the Major Metroplexes</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/team-building-in-cities-outside-the-major-metroplexes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/team-building-in-cities-outside-the-major-metroplexes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[team building events]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just because your city has under 20 million people doesn&#8217;t mean that you shouldn&#8217;t be able to schedule one of the best team building events in the world! Because of the size of The Leader&#8217;s Institute® Team Building company and because our team building instructors are based in cities across the United States, we can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Build-A-Bike in Seattle, WA brings unique team building experience to adults while changing lives of kids</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/microsoft-build-a-bike-in-seattle-wa-brings-unique-team-building-experience-to-adults-while-changing-lives-of-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/microsoft-build-a-bike-in-seattle-wa-brings-unique-team-building-experience-to-adults-while-changing-lives-of-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ellenpatnaude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft conducted a Build-A-Bike workshop with 100 of it’s employees in Seattle recently. Their aim was to bring a unique team building experience to the adults while changing lives of the kids who received the bikes. Microsoft has grown to be an industry leader in software in its more than 30 years in existence. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Cities for Annual Retreats and Team Building</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/best-cities-for-annual-retreats-and-team-building/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/best-cities-for-annual-retreats-and-team-building/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=5717</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our instructors travel all over the world to conduct team building events for our client companies, and we each have our favorite locations to travel to and lead team building event. This list is not necessarily the &#8220;Best Cities&#8221; but they are the cities that we most like to travel to and teach in. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Cities for Annual Retreats and Team Building</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/best-cities-for-annual-retreats-and-team-building/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/best-cities-for-annual-retreats-and-team-building/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our instructors travel all over the world to conduct team building events for our client companies, and we each have our favorite locations to travel to and lead team building event. This list is not necessarily the &#8220;Best Cities&#8221; but they are the cities that we most like to travel to and teach in. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REI Hosts Build-A-Bike Team Building Event at Volunteer Park in Seattle</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/rei-hosts-build-a-bike-team-building-event-at-volunteer-park-in-seattle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/rei-hosts-build-a-bike-team-building-event-at-volunteer-park-in-seattle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Wagganer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[seattle]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 400 REI employees and vendors came together at Volunteer Park for a Build-A-Bike Team Building Event. The park was a beautiful outside venue and the REI people enjoyed the outdoors and the fun activities of the afternoon. When all was said and done they had loads of laughter and even some learning while building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review of a Few Team Building Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/review-of-a-few-team-building-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/review-of-a-few-team-building-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=5562</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Below are a few team building articles and team building tips that we published on the blog in past months. (Sometimes, real good ideas get buried, so here is a review of a few.) Team Building Game: The Helium Stick One of my favorite team building games or team icebreaker activities is sometimes called The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Pick the Best Team Building Event for Your Company</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/how-to-pick-the-best-team-building-event-for-your-company/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/how-to-pick-the-best-team-building-event-for-your-company/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=5480</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common challenges that event planners or convention organizers encounter is picking the perfect team building event for each group that they represent. We always want to organize something new and fresh, and we often want to have a memorable experience that participants talk about for weeks or months. So how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team Building Tip-The Entertainment Value of Team Building Events</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/team-building-tip-the-entertainment-value-of-team-building-events/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/team-building-tip-the-entertainment-value-of-team-building-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Team Building Tip-The Entertainment Value of Team Building Events I&#8217;m ashamed to say that in the early part of my speaking career, I totally underestimated the value of entertainment in team building. Don&#8217;t get me wrong. I knew from day one that the best way to teach was to do so while people are having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shared Experience Builds Teamwork</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/shared-experience-builds-teamwork/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/shared-experience-builds-teamwork/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=5139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend, my family and I went camping with our neighbors. Keep in mind that, although I&#8217;m a country boy from rural Arkansas and spent many-a-weekend in a tent, I&#8217;ve become accustomed to king-sized beds and concierge lounges in my recent years. In fact, it was funny when my wife told me about the invitation&#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Team is like Hiking a Mountain</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/building-a-team-is-like-hiking-a-mountain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/building-a-team-is-like-hiking-a-mountain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colette Peterson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[team building tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At first glance you wouldn’t think building a team is like hiking a mountain.  The last weekend of summer, Labor Day Weekend, I had an opportunity to hike Mt. Audubon in the Roosevelt National Forest with a group of friends.  As much as I enjoy my job I make it a general rule to try [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Corporate Team Building in a Struggling Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/the-importance-of-corporate-team-building-in-a-struggling-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/the-importance-of-corporate-team-building-in-a-struggling-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Corporate team building is important in a struggling economy. As we all know…These are tough economic times! During tough economic times it is the tendency of most companies to button down the hatches, hunker down, and hopefully wait out the storm. While this may feel like the safest thing to do it is actually the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is philanthropy important in team building?</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/why-is-philanthropy-important-in-team-building/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/why-is-philanthropy-important-in-team-building/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Increasingly businesses are finding that philanthropy is important in team building efforts as a component of their corporate social responsibility.  Initially some may have held these types of workshops as a public relations move or for perception, but the reality is people who participate in philanthropic team building programs not only love it – they [...] ]]></description>
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		<title>Why Team Building is an Important Incentive to Retain Top Talent</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/why-team-building-is-an-important-incentive-to-retain-top-talent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/why-team-building-is-an-important-incentive-to-retain-top-talent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why team building is an important incentive to retain top talent A challenge many leaders face is, “How do you attract and retain talent with a workforce that is increasingly plugged in to social networking as a way of life?” Corporations have to adapt both how they recruit and how they work with people once [...] ]]></description>
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		<title>Summary of a Few Good Team Building Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/summary-of-a-few-good-team-building-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/summary-of-a-few-good-team-building-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below are a few team building tips and team building articles that were publish in the past. (Sometimes, real good ideas get buried in the blog, so here is a review of a few.) Three Requisites for Corporate Team Building and Motivation There are three attitudes that need to be present in each team member [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Growth Website</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/self-growth-website/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/self-growth-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership tips]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=1966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to let you know about one of my absolute favorite websites called www.selfgrowth.com. It has one of the most comprehensive libraries of motivational and self-help articles, videos, websites, and more, and it is a great place to spend a few minutes early in the morning before the work day. If you are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Combine Soft Skills Training and Charity Team Building</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/combine-soft-skills-training-and-charity-team-building/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/combine-soft-skills-training-and-charity-team-building/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=4713</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to get a really big bang for your training dollar? Combine Soft Skills Training and Charity Team Building for a great solution. For years, companies have realized the value of combining fun team building activities with a charitable donation to underprivileged kids or families. In fact, after we invented the Build-A-Bike&#174; Team Building Activity, [...] ]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Team in a Challenging Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/building-a-team-in-a-challenging-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/building-a-team-in-a-challenging-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leadersinstitute.com/?p=4656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Building a team or increasing teamwork in an organization can be more challenging in a tough economy, but it is critical that good leaders spend time building a team culture or a team atmosphere when things aren&#8217;t going so great. When the economy is booming, many organizations focus on team building activities because leaders want [...] ]]></description>
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		<title>Unique Team Building Event to Build Teamwork</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/unique-team-building-event-to-build-teamwork/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 07:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a Unique and Fun Team Building Event to Build Teamwork? When folks call our office looking for a fun team building event, the most often thing that they request is &#8220;something different.&#8221; We&#8217;re always looking for a unique team building event &#8212; &#8220;one that is better than what we did last year.&#8221; About [...] ]]></description>
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		<title>Team Building-Build a Team Boosted with Creativity</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/team-building-building-a-team-boosted-with-creativity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/team-building-building-a-team-boosted-with-creativity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many companies are focusing on building a team with creativity these days.  Why? Creativity pays off in a lot of ways.  Whether you’re building a sales team, expanding product offerings, or encouraging a team atmosphere, put on your creative thinking cap to do business in a different way. Stimulate your sales team. People who can [...] ]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping the Peace at Work-Conflict Resolution from a Boss Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/keeping-the-peace-at-work-conflict-resolution-from-a-boss-perspective/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/keeping-the-peace-at-work-conflict-resolution-from-a-boss-perspective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steele Steadiman is a boss&#8230; (not a leader or a manager) and is in an eternal conflict with human resources. If you are looking for leadership training or to be a good coach with your direct reports, it&#8217;s a good idea to just do the opposite of what he suggests. However, if you are looking [...] ]]></description>
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		<title>Use Team Building Initiatives for Team Development</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/use-team-building-initiatives-for-team-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/use-team-building-initiatives-for-team-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Colette Peterson Team building initiatives can help foster team development within your organization. It’s common knowledge that people learn faster by doing than by hearing, but teams also become much more productive when they are having fun as well. So why should work be any different? Here are some ways to use active participation [...] ]]></description>
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		<title>How to Choose the Best Corporate Team Building Event</title>
		<link>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/how-to-choose-the-best-corporate-team-building-event/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/how-to-choose-the-best-corporate-team-building-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Team Building Events (and specifically how to choose the best, most appropriate, team building event) for your group or situation can be extremely difficult because of... Hello?! Team Building Event Companies!]]></description>
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		<title>Noble Energy Event Provides 35 Stuffed Animals to First Responders</title>
		<link>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-events/noble-energy-event-provides-35-stuffed-animals-to-first-responders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-events/noble-energy-event-provides-35-stuffed-animals-to-first-responders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Noble Energy, offshore oil rig specialist, held a Rescue Bear Workshop in New Orleans, Louisiana, that provided 35 stuffed animals for first responders to carry on their emergency vehicles. The stuffed animals are used by EMTs, paramedics, firemen and police officers to comfort children that are in traumatic situations. In this case the fire department [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Really Know How To Motivate Your Team?</title>
		<link>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/leadership-tips/do-you-really-know-how-to-motivate-your-team/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/leadership-tips/do-you-really-know-how-to-motivate-your-team/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leadership, And Management Skills Are Not Coded Into Our DNA.  Do You Really Know How To Motivate Your Team? Leadership and management skills are not coded into our DNA.  But you hear people say, “He or she is a born leader.”  Well….not really.  They may know less about their own team and what motivates it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team Building Game: Helium Stick</title>
		<link>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/team-building-game-helium-stick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/team-building-game-helium-stick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite team building games or team icebreaker activities is sometimes called The Helium Stick or even Lighter than Air. The rules are pretty simple. Organize your group into small groups of eight to ten people (you&#8217;ll need at least six people per team to make it work, but more than eight or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Team Building Activity-Playing Card Shuffle</title>
		<link>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/free-team-building-activity-playing-card-shuffle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/free-team-building-activity-playing-card-shuffle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a free team building activity that can insert a ton of energy into your meeting right as you get started. If you have a big group that you need to organize into smaller teams (or tables), The Playing Card Shuffle is a great way to do it. To setup the room in advance, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symantec Corporation Setting the Benchmark for Leadership with Build-A-Bike Team Building Event</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/symantec-corporation-setting-the-benchmark-for-leadership-with-build-a-bike-team-building-event/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/symantec-corporation-setting-the-benchmark-for-leadership-with-build-a-bike-team-building-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada was the location of this year&#8217;s annual vender&#8217;s conference for the Symantec Corporation and where I just held the Build-a-Bike team building event for 110 Symantec&#8217;s vendors.  Symantec is the largest maker of security software for computers. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and is a Fortune [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Team Building Idea Secret is to Create Lots of Energy and Enthusiasm</title>
		<link>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/the-best-team-building-idea-secret-is-to-create-lots-of-energy-and-enthusiasm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/the-best-team-building-idea-secret-is-to-create-lots-of-energy-and-enthusiasm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Doug Staneart If you are looking for a fantastic team building idea or a secret to conducting a great team building event, the best piece of wisdom I have ever come across is the importance of creating and maintaining energy and enthusiasm during the team building activity. Often times, event planners or people who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dolby Bikes International – Building Bikes and Bridging a Cultural Gap in San Franscico</title>
		<link>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/dolby-bikes-international-building-bikes-and-bridging-a-cultural-gap-in-san-franscico/</link>
		<comments>http://www.leadersinstitute.com/dolby-bikes-international-building-bikes-and-bridging-a-cultural-gap-in-san-franscico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dolby Laboratories in San Francisco, California just build and donated four bikes to the Salvation Army&#8217;s Adopt a Family Program.  At this team building event, 14 different countries and nationalities were represented within this group of 24 participants.  This highly diversified group  stretched their communication skills by solving brainy team building trivia questions.  They worked together as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team Building Is Construction Work</title>
		<link>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/team-building-is-construction-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/team-building-is-construction-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building a team is somewhat like building a house. It takes organization, effort and skill to make one that meets the needs of the people that inhabit it. Likewise, to build a team in a work environment takes organization, effort and skill. ]]></description>
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		<title>Team Building Starts with Team Member Building</title>
		<link>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/team-building-starts-with-team-member-building/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/team-building-starts-with-team-member-building/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Craig Wagganer A good question, “How can I build a team that works effectively and efficiently?” A how question always starts with a beginning, where do I begin to make this happen? The answer doesn’t begin with the team, but with the team leader and the team members. It begins with the team leader [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Team Building Ideas and Creating a Team Culture within Your Company</title>
		<link>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/corporate-team-building-ideas-and-creating-a-team-culture-within-your-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Joe Jessop In today’s tough economic times it is even more important to create a positive team culture within your organization by conducting corporate team building. In this era of downsizing and lay-offs you have to have a positive team culture among your employees. An upbeat and positive team will help your folks feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Corporate Team Building Program Has Three Essentials</title>
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		<comments>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/a-great-corporate-team-building-program-has-three-essentials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A great corporate team building program always has three essential parts that are vital to the success of the team building event.  First, you want to add interactive activities that build camaraderie. You also want to teach valuable lessons about company interdependency. Finally, if you want a great corporate team building program, add a “Wow!” moment along the way.]]></description>
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		<title>Team Activities Reduce Conflict and Build Morale</title>
		<link>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/team-activities-reduce-conflict-and-build-morale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/team-activities-reduce-conflict-and-build-morale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Team activities centered around personality styles can be a great way to reduce conflict and build morale. If your team is struggling with communication or trust issues, very often it boils down to personalities – a misunderstanding of personalities.  You can identify team characteristics and open lines of communication by understanding the personality temperaments of coworkers.]]></description>
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		<title>Fun Scavenger Hunt Team Building Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Staneart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just finished a fun team building scavenger hunt in downtown Minneapolis a few days ago, and it was an absolute BLAST! The Camaraderie Quest is a high-tech scavenger hunt team building event that is custom designed for every client, and Minneapolis was a fantastic course to set up. This Camaraderie Quest was designed for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Team Building Ideas to Add Pep and Energy to Your Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/corporate-team-building-ideas-to-add-pep-and-energy-to-your-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are three Corporate Team Building Ideas that are guaranteed to add pep and energy to your next conference and turn it into the home run hit you have been looking for. Have your quarterly, bi-annual, or annual conferences become dull and boring? As the planner for your conference, you feel the weight of trying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Team Building Unifies, Increases Job Satisfaction, and Productivity</title>
		<link>http://www.teambuildingseattlewa.com/team-building-tips/corporate-team-building-unifies-increases-job-satisfaction-and-productivity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Corporate team building unifies teams, increases job satisfaction, and productivity by putting your team in a non-stressful, fun environment. Yes, they should have a little fun in the name of teamwork. Bringing people together in a carefully guided, but flexible environment, gets participants out of their “work personae”.]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Your Team Culture with Team Building Activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Team building activities help build a purposeful team culture within your organization.  One of the reasons companies have offsite team meetings is to, not only share and gather information, but also to improve their team culture by giving people “face time”.   If you’re planning an offsite meeting, here are some things to keep in mind.]]></description>
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		<title>Team Motivation: Teams Learn Faster When They’re Having Fun</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need some Team Motivation? It’s common knowledge that people learn faster and produce more when they are having fun.  So why should work be any different?   There are several ways to add fun to any project.]]></description>
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		<title>Three Requisites for Corporate Team Building and Motivation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are three attitudes that need to be present in each team member to make the team a peak performer. Those three are confidence, humility, and commitment. When these three are present in each member of a team then the groundwork is set for an efficient, effective team. Of course a team can be effective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effective Team Building Event Ideas Will Tear Down Communication Silos</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Connie Timpson/Speaker/Sr. Instructor/The Leader’s Institute Corporate leaders look for strong team building event ideas that “will tear down the walls” that we build between divisions, departments, even cubicles.  Those corporate leaders have a great deal in common with one of the world’s best communicators.  Ronald Reagan told the world, “…tear down those walls.”  Hammer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resources: Tennis Ball Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennis Balls: Divide the participants up into small groups of about eight to ten people and have them arrange themselves in a circle. Give a tennis ball to one person and explain the rules of the game: Each group is in competition with the other groups in the room. The group who can complete the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resources: Characteristics of a Good Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Characteristics of a Good Team High level of interdependence among members Leader has good people skills and is committed to team approach Each member is willing to contribute A relaxed climate for communication Members develop a mutual trust The group and individuals are prepared to take risks Group is clear about goals and establishes targets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Waste Your Money on Team Building</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Doug Staneart Thousands of companies wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue last year on &#8220;Team Building&#8221; programs that didn&#8217;t develop more of a team atmosphere within their organizations. The term &#8220;Team Building&#8221; has come to have so many definitions that it can mean just about anything to anybody. The definition I like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surprise White Christmas Creates Unique Shared Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Christmas, my wife and I decided to travel up north to Montreal and Vermont so that our two kids could have a true &#8220;White Christmas&#8221; experience, and we had an absolute blast. It was a fantastic experience. We live here in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, so we only get snow about every four or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company Team Building &#124; Hire a Team Building Consultant or Build Teamwork In House?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lI5qQ8Bo9w] Company Team Building &#124; This Leader&#8217;s Institute video gives tips on when you should hire a team building consultant to do company team building and when you&#8217;ll get a better result by conducting the team building exercises in house.   Doug Staneart, a keynote speaker and author of the book 28 Ways to Influence People, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team Building Ice breaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free Team Building Ice Breaker from The Leader's Institute.  A quick warm up exercise to insert energy into your next meeting.]]></description>
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