Team Building - What Consultants don't tell you

"The team needs to work together, not just together but in a way that makes them want to work together." -Patricia Lucas

This blog post will help you learn about what consultants don't tell you. There are many different types of team building exercises and often the more expensive ones are not always the most effective. This blog will guide you through the best practices for developing teamwork, getting your employees talking and collaborating with one another, and connecting with your employees on a deeper level.

When it comes to team building, one of the best ways to build relationships is to have an open conversation. This blog will help you learn how to do this with your employees. Since so many people think that effective communication is "telling", this blog will help you understand how and when to use your voice and when it's best not to say anything at all! It will also teach you how to listen and give feedback effectively.

We live in a world where we are constantly bombarded with images of other people's problems. For example, on Twitter you have a feed that gives you feed about what other people's problems are. It is easy to get caught up in these problems, and many times we forget about our own. It can be easy to become too focused on what others are struggling with that we forget how to help ourselves. We need to learn how to help others and still take care of ourselves, so that we can return the favor.

When we are not taking care of ourselves, it is harder for us to help others because we are busy being overly focus on other's problems. When we take time out to focus on our own issues and be mindful of our thoughts, behaviors and emotions, it helps us understand what other people are going through as well as how they feel. It is important to ask ourselves "What can I do for this other person?"

There are a number of different exercises that you can do to help improve your teamwork skills. This blog will teach you how to do these exercises and how they will make you and your employees feel. We will learn why it is important to make it possible for your employees to practice being collaborative instead of competitive.

Part 1: What it Really Takes For Your Employees

To be able to have a successful team in the workplace, an employee must have both the ability and the willingness to get out of their comfort zone. [….]

-Karie Willingham

Part 2: How to get your employees talking

One of the best ways to get your employees talking is to make them practice it. Team building exercises will help you and your employees begin to talk by making them talk with one another in a safe environment. [….]

-Stuart McGill, DC

Part 3: How to be more collaborative with one another

A better way is to make sure that your employees are able to work together, but not too close together. This can be accomplished through teamwork exercises where they must work on a problem presented by someone else without the help of anyone else until they have successfully completed it. […...].

-James Knight

Part 4: Not all team building exercises are created equal

This blog will teach you how to choose the best exercises for your employees and why it is important to use them in the right way. It will also help you find the right balance between how fun an exercise is and how useful it is. [….]

-Harvard Business Review

Part 5: How to be mindful of how you help others

Take time out of your day to ask yourself "What can I do for this other person?" When you take the time to ask yourself this question, it can help redefine your outlook on what it means to help someone else.

-David Zinger

Part 6: How to take care of yourself so you can help others

We all get caught up in what other people are struggling with, and we forget how to help ourselves. This blog will teach you how to begin looking at your own issues and being more mindful of what is happening within yourself. It will also teach you why it is important for you to do this so that you can help others. [….]

-Eric Barker

Part 7: Learn how not to be consumed by the pain of others, but how to see their situation within the bigger picture

It is easy to get too caught up in other people's problems that we forget about our own. This blog will teach you how to reframe the way you see other people's problems and it will also help you understand how to deal with them effectively. It will teach you how to use these exercises so that they can help you and your employees take care of yourselves while still helping others. [….]

-Lisa Earle McLeod

Part 8: 4 steps for strengthening your relationships with others

When it comes close work relationships, one of the best ways to build these relationships is by talking to your employees about themselves. This blog will teach you how and why it is important for them to do this, as well as some techniques that can make it easier for them. [….].

-Patricia Lucas

In order to better our lives, we need to make a change. We need to be mindful of our thoughts, feelings and emotions. This is often easier said than done, but it is possible with the right techniques. Mindfulness is the act of being thoughtful and attentive on purpose in the moment. Being mindful of your emotions can help you become more aware of what you are feeling and why you are feeling it so that you can learn how to deal with it more effectively.

There are a number of different ways that we can be more mindful, including meditation, breathing exercises and positive affirmations. This blog will teach you how to do these exercises and why they are important. It will also walk through some techniques on how to be more mindful that can help you.

Part 1: How mindfulness can affect your life

We have millions of thoughts per day. If we are not mindful of each thought that pops up and examine it, we will quickly get caught up in them and find ourselves becoming over-identified with our thoughts instead of being able to change them. Mindfulness gives us the opportunity to recognize these thoughts before they become too overwhelmingly powerful for us to deal with or replace them, or create a reaction around them. [….].

-James J. Green

Part 2: What else mindfulness can do for you

Mindfulness is not just about recognizing what you are thinking and feeling. It is also about being able to respond to where your mind is going, rather than directing it. Mindfulness helps you be aware of how your body feels and why it feels the way it does in order to better understand where it is coming from. Being more mindful will help you regain control over your reactions so that you have better control over the situations in your life. […….

Conclusion: How to be mindful

Mindfulness is a process. It is not something that will happen overnight and it may take some time before you can feel the benefits of practicing it. This blog will teach you how to practice mindfulness and why it is important that you do this so that you can help yourself as much as possible. [….]

-Deni Carise, MSW

Part 2: 5 ways to better your life with mindfulness

Being mindful does not always have to be about sitting still and focusing on your breathing. There are several simple things that you can do throughout your day that can help you become more mindful without taking up much of your time.