Comments on: Team Building: A trip to the dark side http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/ Writing Career Center Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:51:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Los Angeles Team Building http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-222554 Los Angeles Team Building Mon, 11 May 2009 08:39:18 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/#comment-222554 Hey there! It seems that this team building didn't really give you a good experience. That's so sad to hear as well that your activity wasn't handled well. As you have said, "looks like the facilitator have just downloaded the activity proper from the net. Let's just hope that on your next team building experience, it will be more meaningful. Goodluck! Hey there!

It seems that this team building didn’t really give you a good experience. That’s so sad to hear as well that your activity wasn’t handled well. As you have said, “looks like the facilitator have just downloaded the activity proper from the net. Let’s just hope that on your next team building experience, it will be more meaningful.

Goodluck!

]]> By: Jon http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-221538 Jon Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:40:29 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/#comment-221538 Ive never understood the point of those tests. In fact, often times(school especially) these sorts of surveys are handed out almost at random. It doesnt sound like your office was in any poor phase or negative situation that would make the analysis necessary. Additionally, I recall that everyone in my class lied on those surveys anyway, especially on the ones collecting statistics on drug/alcohol abuse and sex. Ive never understood the point of those tests. In fact, often times(school especially) these sorts of surveys are handed out almost at random. It doesnt sound like your office was in any poor phase or negative situation that would make the analysis necessary. Additionally, I recall that everyone in my class lied on those surveys anyway, especially on the ones collecting statistics on drug/alcohol abuse and sex.

]]> By: John Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-215096 John Hewitt Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:11:17 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/#comment-215096 @ Dan I don't think my employer wants to let us know that shooting each other is an option. @ Dan

I don’t think my employer wants to let us know that shooting each other is an option.

]]> By: Corporate Entertainment Dan http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-215076 Corporate Entertainment Dan Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:39:57 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/#comment-215076 By the sounds of it, it was quite a poor "team building exercise" you should come work with me. Me and my team of 8 collegues went on a team building exercise last month, it was a blast, mainly because we went paintballing and didn't analyse one another, we just shot eachother. By the sounds of it, it was quite a poor “team building exercise” you should come work with me. Me and my team of 8 collegues went on a team building exercise last month, it was a blast, mainly because we went paintballing and didn’t analyse one another, we just shot eachother.

]]> By: Zachary Katz http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-198916 Zachary Katz Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:43:43 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/#comment-198916 What occured doesn't sound to me like team building at all -- the process was really quite harmful and damaging! <blockquote>The problem for me was that, up until this week, I really liked the people I worked with. Unfortunately, I no longer feel as if they like me as much as I like them. One of the reasons I kept this job, despite some pretty good indicators that I should move on, was that I liked working there. I looked forward to coming to work. I’m not looking forward to it now — so much for team building.</blockquote> Yikes. I'm working with a <a href="http://collaborativesolutions.us/" rel="nofollow">Denver team building</a> coach, and one of the main things that you want to avoid is generating those negative feelings. There are such things as good boundaries, safe environments, and healthy collaboration and change. What happened to your organization is another example of harmful, poorly executed team building. What occured doesn’t sound to me like team building at all — the process was really quite harmful and damaging!

The problem for me was that, up until this week, I really liked the people I worked with. Unfortunately, I no longer feel as if they like me as much as I like them. One of the reasons I kept this job, despite some pretty good indicators that I should move on, was that I liked working there. I looked forward to coming to work. I’m not looking forward to it now — so much for team building.

Yikes. I’m working with a Denver team building coach, and one of the main things that you want to avoid is generating those negative feelings.

There are such things as good boundaries, safe environments, and healthy collaboration and change. What happened to your organization is another example of harmful, poorly executed team building.

]]> By: John Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-162881 John Hewitt Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:02:35 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/#comment-162881 Several people in the training had been through similar ones administered by pros and said it was better. Ours was administered by someone at the company. My bet is that much of her class was downloaded off the Internet. Several people in the training had been through similar ones administered by pros and said it was better. Ours was administered by someone at the company. My bet is that much of her class was downloaded off the Internet.

]]> By: Rosemary Nissen-Wade http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-162825 Rosemary Nissen-Wade Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:12:24 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/#comment-162825 Oh well, perhaps when things have settled down you might find a way to tactfully point out that in this instance it did rather the opposite of team building! I have experienced this particular test myself in the past. Administered well, it can lead to increased and more efficient cooperation - not finger-pointing and distrust. It is supposed to show up people's STRENGTHS, and where they can dovetail and/or be complementary. Oh well, perhaps when things have settled down you might find a way to tactfully point out that in this instance it did rather the opposite of team building!

I have experienced this particular test myself in the past. Administered well, it can lead to increased and more efficient cooperation – not finger-pointing and distrust. It is supposed to show up people’s STRENGTHS, and where they can dovetail and/or be complementary.

]]> By: John Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-162770 John Hewitt Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:23:04 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/#comment-162770 Oh, and she did take part, just like the rest of us. Oh, and she did take part, just like the rest of us.

]]> By: John Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-162769 John Hewitt Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:22:27 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/#comment-162769 Thank you for the kind words everyone: Rosemary: I actually like my boss. She is a nice person who took the gig when no one else would (long story) and brought with her the power to stop the other departments from dumping on us. She knows the corporate game very well. Her only blind spot is that she does buy into a lot of this corporate stuff and that lead to this sort of "team building". Thank you for the kind words everyone:

Rosemary: I actually like my boss. She is a nice person who took the gig when no one else would (long story) and brought with her the power to stop the other departments from dumping on us. She knows the corporate game very well. Her only blind spot is that she does buy into a lot of this corporate stuff and that lead to this sort of “team building”.

]]> By: JoniB http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-162730 JoniB Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:30:31 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/team-building-a-trip-to-the-dark-side/#comment-162730 James G: You hit the nail on the head. The art of listening is pretty much gone or rare at best. So no matter what "team building" exercises are done, no one really listens, learns, or changes because of it. What is the point? This is negative thinking, I realise, but having gone through this in almost every job I've had, I'VE finally gotten the point. James G: You hit the nail on the head. The art of listening is pretty much gone or rare at best. So no matter what “team building” exercises are done, no one really listens, learns, or changes because of it. What is the point?
This is negative thinking, I realise, but having gone through this in almost every job I’ve had, I’VE finally gotten the point.

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