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Ewe and I make a great team…

A run through the countryside demonstrated how a group can quickly become a team when faced with an unexpected challenge.

Two ewes and four lambs were out of their field and roaming the woods on a local running route, so we responsibly set about coaxing them back through the gate to the rest of their flock. Only a video could do justice to the comedy value of a group waving, bahhing, heading off sheep and trying to behave like sheepdogs. However, on reflection, we went through the following team development process…

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Team Building can Appeal to Everyone

Finding a team building event for a large department can be a challenge.  The Activists want to run about while the Reflectors would rather observe.  Pragmatists will ask ‘What’s the point of this?’ While Theorists might prefer to study and solve a complex puzzle.

We reckon we’ve developed a format that can please all of the people all of the time.  We combine a variety of competitive team challenges to meet each participant’s preferred style, demonstrating that our differences can be the source of our success in a team….

Is your Desk making you Fat?

How much of your day to you spend sitting?  For many of us we sit at the office, during our commute and later when we are resting at home, maybe as much as 14 hours every day!  Frighteningly, recent research suggests that a day spent sitting at a desk will undo the benefits from cycling to work or going to the gym!

A number of studies into inactivity have been conducted to try to understand what part sedentary behaviour is playing in the rise of obesity and diabetes.

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Team Meeting Energiser

People repeatedly tell us that their team meetings are dull and unproductive so here’s an amusing and inspiring little video clip that could kick off a useful discussion about ‘What we should say as a team more often…’

Why 80% of Managers are in the Wrong Job

For many ambitious employees the addition of the word manager to their job title is a proud moment.  It conveys success, status and power.  And rightly so. Line managers have more influence on employee productivity, engagement and retention than pay, work place conditions and even senior mangement.

Over 80% of managers are unsuitable

It’s therefore very concerning to discover that according to Gallup, 82% of those bearing the title aren’t up to the job!

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Top 5 Team Building Activities

As team away days start to appear in 2014 diaries here’s a list of what’s likely to be adding some fun and bonding to this year’s off-site.

Take a look at our top 5 team activities and the benefits they could provide for your team…

5.  The Toy Factory makes a difference to less fortunate children as teams create handmade wooden toys.
Outcomes – values, pride, see the softer side of colleagues, explore manufacturing processes and find time to talk to one another.…

8 Daily Habits of Successful Leaders

If your inbox and meeting schedule is dominating your working life, here are some habits adopted by successful leaders that enable them to retain a fresh perspective and intellectual edge.

Is your schedule taking over your life? Read our tips below on how to retain a fresh perspective…

1. Get out in the field – Management by walking about tends to illicit far more accurate information than reports and spreadsheets.  …

Richard Branson says “Have fun and look after your team”, We couldn’t agree more…

Recently, Richard Branson’s top tips for success have gone viral. Here at Fresh Tracks, we’re thrilled that he’s identified the importance of having fun with his team, something we agree with wholeheartedly.

Have you read Richard Branson’s top tips for success?

If you would like to follow his lead then get in contact to see how we can help develop your team and have fun in the process.

Have fun: do good

We agree with the folks at  www.funtheory.com when they say ‘fun can obviously change behaviour for the better’  Take a moment to enjoy their film of the World’s Deepest Bin and call us to find out how having fun together could improve your workplace.

Why Junior Teams outshine Senior Teams

Over the last 20 years we’ve had the privilege of working with thousands of teams from groups of children through to boards of FTSE companies.

There are several things we can learn from junior teams and the way they work together

On reflection, it seems that the more senior the team the less effective it may be, here’s why:…