Praise Everyone Everywhere All the Time

Praise Everyone Everywhere All the Time

When was the last time you praised someone? If you have to think to answer this question, then you are not doing enough. People are extremely praise-deprived. They long for praise from anyone all t...

Team Building Exercise: Shared Problem Solving

Team Building Exercise: Shared Problem Solving

This activity allows people to help each other anonymously. Sometimes we may feel stuck or wonder what we could do to improve our behaviour or skills. We may however not feel comfortable to directl...

Team Building Exercise: Someone is a...

Team Building Exercise: Someone is a...

This is a suitable exercise for getting people in a team to express their feelings about each other but in a very indirect and controlled way. It also gives delegates a chance to see how others thi...

Motivation Exercise: My Heroes

Motivation Exercise: My Heroes

Research shows that people with specific and defined goals are more likely to succeed in life than those without. One of the great ways to find these goals is to get inspired by your favourite hero...

Tree of Life

Tree of Life

This is a great exercise to get the delegates to pay attention to where they are in life and perhaps where they want to go. It is a good eye opener, so it is ideal when you want to talk about motiv...

Team Evaluation Self-Test

Team Evaluation Self-Test

This is an ideal exercise which enables participants to find out more about themselves. It is highly effective in bringing up lots of hidden issues that could be present in the team and causes conf...

Is it Better to Go for Knowledge or for Money?

Is it Better to Go for Knowledge or for Money?

In certain countries, writing an essay on “Money or Knowledge” is a classic school activity. Sometimes the essay writing activity is so classic, it is dismissed as routine and is not paid as much a...

Coaching Exercise: To Tell or Not to Tell

Coaching Exercise: To Tell or Not to Tell

This is an energizing exercise designed to show the difference between direct instructions and feedback. In other words, it shows that shaping seems to be a lot more effective than telling.

Communication Skills Exercise: Coaching

Communication Skills Exercise: Coaching

The aim of this exercise is to increase individual’s confidence in their own capabilities and talents. Participants are encouraged to share their knowledge and experience with others in a construct...