team building

How to Draft Your Dream Team

Summer is slowly slipping into fall, bringing cooler weather, pumpkin spice flavored everything, and unequivocally most important: the return of football season. As it happens, more of my coworkers than not are avid some-kind-of-sports fans. This lends itself to some (mostly) friendly competition in the form of fantasy football leagues.   As is customary, to kickoff (pun intended) a […]

The Rules of Winning Teams

Life. Work. Family. What do these three things have in common?  Probably a great many things come to mind: stressful, fun, difficult, loving, but I’d bet that TEAM isn’t at the top of your list even though teams are present in some shape or form in every aspect of our lives… unless you are a […]

The Case of the Common Ground

Would it be any fun if you were constantly working with people who were exactly like you?  Probably not. It is essential for a productive team to be made of multiple different parts that, when put together, function as one well oiled machine.  Bonding as a team is something that is a continuous work in […]

Need an Extra Hand? Train One.

Ever feel like your day is incredibly busy and you could use one more set of hands in the office? Or another technician to support the general repair work you’ve recently started advertising? Sometimes it’s hard to even stop and think about making the time to hire and train a new employee. I recently felt […]