Monthly Archives: January 2010

An effective team building event is one that includes open communication, promotes active interaction and interdependence, presents a challenge that requires a concerted effort, provides learning experiences, and illustrates cohesion and cooperation.

The role of money as a motivator is indisputable if you don't have enough. With bills to pay and mouths to feed, most hunter/gatherers will push themselves to get enough money into the bank account to remove those troublesome worries. However, once the threshold of comfort has been reached and there is a steady flow of money coming from a job that is well understood, can money be used as a further motivator? The answer is firmly in the realms of "it depends". It depends on...

Today’s workforce is truly mobile. Most of us now work at the office, from home and on the road. ‘On demand access’ to critical customer information from anywhere is becoming a ‘must have’ facility. Now customers demand CRM access using a remote desktop or laptop accessing data through the Internet or on a handheld device. Suppliers are expected to have all the information at their fingertips at the moment of interaction. The same insight into their business and affairs ar...

Giving gifts is an incomparable scheme, the goal of that is to bring a smile to the person who will receive the gift. In turn, it leaves a lasting impression on the person that tells how much you value him or her. No wonder why people values the idea of giving and receiving gifts. In reality, gifts are symbols of one’s point of view and feelings towards the other person. They embody our family whenever we are away from our loved ones; our friends back home whenever we pass by...

What if you could double your sales overnight by applying just one Internet marketing secret? Smart direct marketers have a secret: They know exactly which ad or sales letter produced what results because the results. How do they know this? The secret is...

Some of the essentials of team building include: emphasizing a team focus on shared goals, maintaining individual commitment to these goals, identifying problem areas and working together to overcome these, developing clear strategies to achieve goals, and celebrating achievements together.

Granted, when you're dealing with high-powered executives, programmers or salespeople, a Friday afternoon pizza party may not be quite the ticket. Higher goals merit higher rewards - but the principle remains the same. If you're planning a corporate event weekend, then your plans should include all three arms of the success formula - recognition, reward and motivation.