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What’s Inspiring Employees During These Unprecedented Times?
Today I woke up with a new perspective of ROI. Return On Inspiration. I know ROI is a common business term referring to Return On Investment, but have we ever tried to measure the Return
Team Building Is Not The Aim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEnmHeNIwO0 Effective teamwork is powerful. We have all seen great sports teams and organizations rise above - not because of their individual skills, but their ability to align those skills in a direction
Top 5 Reasons to Host Corporate Give Back Activities
Corporate Give Back Activities such as the Build-a-Hand Project, Life Cycles (Build a Bike), Playhouse Challenge, or The Board Meeting, have become the latest trend in corporate team building exercises. Long gone are the days
How To Improve Employee Engagement – 5 Tips
Employee engagement is the emotional commitment an employee has to their organization and its goals. Having emotional commitment means employees genuinely care about their work and the company they work for. They don’t just
How To Stay Connected While Working Remotely
How To Stay Connected While Working Remotely Staying connected while working remotely is more of an art than a science, though it can be critical to the success of the team as well as your
Build-A-Hand™ – Corporate Social Responsibility and Teambuilding, Together!
Embraced by the world’s best teams and leaders, the Build-A-Hand™ program continues to make virtual teambuilding more virtuous and in-person events life-changing. 60,000 prosthetic hands have been funded, built and donated to amputees in over
How To Create Relevant, Engaging and Memorable Curriculum
As trainers, facilitators and L&D managers we are always looking for ways to make an experience more relevant, engaging and memorable. When we understand that these words are derived from thinking, doing and feeling, we
Napkin Notes: How Team Time Odyssey Was Developed
Team Time Odyssey is a series of six, fast-paced, one-hour sessions to help build a more vibrant and virtual team; a more adaptive, aligned and ambitious team; a more resilient and ready team. Have a
Virtual Staff Introduction Ideas: For Virtual Teams And Team Building Sessions
Here are some virtual staff introduction ideas to get your employees to open up, focus and be prepared to make more powerful connections during your virtual session. Side note: If you're looking for a virtual
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5 Steps To A Successful CSR Program
Originally published by Northstar Meeting Group on Jan. 31, 2020 by Lain Hensley, Head Dream Chaser at Odyssey Teams Corporate social responsibility programs connect your meeting's goals to the larger community for the greater good
‘You Go First’ Podcast: Episode 2 with Bill John, CEO of Odyssey Teams
Nov. 1, 2019 - The second episode of the You Go First podcast by Head Dream Chaser, Lain Hensley, is now out and features Odyssey Teams' CEO, Bill John. Bill and Lain literally went first
Are Your Co-workers Making You Moody? // How To Get Along With Co-workers
By: Todd Demorest, CFO and expert facilitator at Odyssey Teams You Don't Pick Your Co-workers Unless you're the hiring manager, you most certainly did not choose your co-workers. And yet, you spend more time with them
How To Motivate Employees With One Simple Trick
Wondering how to motivate employees? We've found that employees who are unmotivated fall into two categories: Not challenged - People enjoy feeling needed and challenged, but rarely do people hunt for more work to do. Lacking
4 Ways To Increase Productivity At Work During Summer
How To Actually Increase Productivity At Work During Summer June 21st marked the official beginning of the summer season, though you may have been feeling the heat for weeks now. The next few months promise
Team Building ROI & Why You Should Ask Why
Why You Should Ask WHY Do you ever ask yourself why you do what you do? At Odyssey Teams, we ask and are asked this question daily. Why do we spend our days creating and
6 Tips For Team Building Events
Planning a corporate or academic team building event? Here at Odyssey Teams, the team building industry leader, we have a few tips for team building events that will ensure your team receives the maximum impact.
Build-A-Hand & Give Confidence with the Helping Hands Program
-Personal Odyssey about the Build-A-Hand Program by Bill John, President / CEO / Co-Founder of Odyssey Teams March 11, 2019; South Africa - We had the most AMAZING day yesterday fitting hands on three people
Building Bikes For Kids With Life Cycles
The story "Eugene Blueberry Breeder Surprises YMCA Kids With New Bikes" first appeared on January 23, 2019 in The Register-Guard by Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa: During every Life Cycles program with Odyssey Teams, participants not only spend time building