While my company’s team building programs are a great catalyst for change we’re honest about something very important. A one day team building program won’t change your corporate culture for the long run. To make change last you need to integrate songs and activities that teach team building into your ongoing business culture. Songs And Activities That Teach Team Building Here’s a good summary of differences between facilitated team building and activities you can lead yourself at any time. If you’re hiring a team building company it’s important to establish your goals before you dig into what kind of team building you want to do. Aligning your goals with your program is vital. For DIY team building you don’t need… Continue Reading
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Team Building Chicago
I’m so excited that the opening of our Kidbilly Music Chicago office is almost upon us. The timing’s perfect as a follow up to the great experience we had at the recent Choose Chicago event in which we presented team building Chicago program offerings. The reception we got was so enthusiastic. In response to the questions we received from Chicago event planners, I thought I’d share some answers about our music team building programming below. Team Building Chicago Program Offerings Team Building Through Song® anchors our range of programs. Everything we do revolves around music, song, story and organizational engagement. Every organization has a story to tell. We help our clients create meaningful messages about the work they do and… Continue Reading
Corporate Team Building Exercises You Can Try
How would you like to get your team inspired and more comfortable in the workplace? Corporate team building exercises are a great way to get people to relate to each other in a relaxed way. And the best team building exercises will inspire your workforce to be more engaged and innovative. Fun Corporate Team Building Exercises Fun = Engagement. When we’re having fun, we’re disarmed, not thinking too hard – we’re in the moment. I don’t think a team building exercise without fun is effective. When we facilitate our musical team building programs, our clients always begin with trepidation. As hit songwriters we’re comfortable making music and brainstorming. We begin our session already warmed up. But we know the participants… Continue Reading
Corporate Social Responsibility Team Building Activities
Most companies know that giving back to community is more than just a responsibility, it’s a chance to show that the company and it’s employees genuinely care about being part of community. It’s great when you can plan corporate social responsibility team building activities that are really fun. It’s impactful when people are enthused about the activities they’re participating in. It’s great to plan a CSR event with team building that supports both your organization and the greater community. Corporate Social Responsibility Team Building Activities If you’ve ever considered CSR team building, I’m sure you know about build-a-bike. The program’s been around for some time now. It’s real team building because groups have to work together to build bicycles, requiring… Continue Reading
Corporate Event Ideas
Coordinating an event for your team or business isn’t an easy task. In fact, taking the steps from informal brainstorming to planning and executing a company retreat or convention can be daunting. The first step is to decide you’re going to hold an event. Assuming you’ve done this, you need plans to ensure there will be ROI for your time and investment. To be successful you’ll need to find solid corporate event ideas you can bring to your event planning group. Choosing A Theme Will Help As a hit songwriter, I learned a long time ago that a hook (or theme) is very important. The hook is the the catchy thing, usually the song title, repeated in the chorus. While… Continue Reading
Keynote Speakers: Hire a Conference Energizer Instead
I’ve participated in lots of conferences, both as an audience member and a speaker. So I have strong opinions about the character that keynote speakers should bring to your event. When you’re hiring keynote speakers, make sure she or he is a good speaker. Sounds obvious – but the delivery of the message is as important as the message itself. Keynote Speakers Who Help You Nap Let’s say you’ve researched the focus and topic of your event and you’ve narrowed down speakers to people who are related thematically with what your doing. You may think you’re almost there, but you’re not. Let’s say you’re organizing a conference on economics. Would you want this guy to speak? Yep, you can’t beat… Continue Reading
4 Corporate Team Building Activities Your Company Will Love
So many corporate team building activities to choose from, so much on your to-do list. Hopefully, I can help you sort through the process and narrow down your choices. Any short list is arbitrary, but below are some fun and productive events worth considering. Adventure Getaways Does your team thrive on adventure? It may not, and there are great options for teams that don’t want to go outside. But for groups that get excited at the mere thought of a field trip with challenges, take a look at this video on zip-lining in Scotland. There are ropes course programs worldwide. This video looks like fun for companies near the UK. Adventure getaways are trust building exercises. They require relying on… Continue Reading
4 Team Building Activities Using Music
I stumbled onto this ehow.com article about team building activities using music, and it made me realize I haven’t yet shared ideas I like – some of which are outside the realm of the programming we offer. So below are team building activities using music you can do yourself, or hire someone to help you with. DIY Team Building Activities Using Music Do it yourself ideas are always great because they are activities you can sustain without having to bring in experts, like me. Here’s a program you can facilitate for your corporate team. Have someone pick a favorite melody from a well-known song and bring in a karaoke track of that song. Put up a couple of flip charts… Continue Reading
6 Great Sites to Find Chicago Events
I got a call the other day, (that sounds like the first line of a song, doesn’t it…) But anyway, I got a call the other day about our Chicago team building events. The answer’s yes we’re available, ha hah. And as much as I love Nashville, there’s a reason we’re opening a second office soon in Chicago. There’s a lot to do in Nashville, but there’s sooo much to do in Chicago. Since we’re on the road all the time, team building from Seattle (this week) to Mississippi (next month) to Dallas (May), I could live anywhere. But Chicago just has something I’m digging. A lot of somethings! So I thought I’d put together a few resources to help… Continue Reading
Nashville Team Building Fights Fear of Singing
I’ve lost my share of Nashville team building work because people are afraid to sing. I’ve heard the following comment more than a few times, “I love the idea, but my VP is scared to do anything that puts himself out there. I think we’re going to go bowling instead…” Hey, I think bowling can be risky too, at least if you bowl like I do. But on a serious note, I’d like to de-stigmatize the fear of singing. When it comes to our music team building events, the fear is about the fear itself. The singing is actually quite fun, and quite safe. If These Two Can Do It So Can You! I’m being a bit facetious by using… Continue Reading