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With your conference just around the corner, you’re starting to think about the main feature of your event: your speakers. So the question is: how do you find great conference speakers? And what differentiates a great speaker from a bad one?

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Imagine that you’re holding a box of Legos.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ You dump this box of legos out onto the floor. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Reds, greens, yellows….these blocks are everywhere.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ If you don’t take the steps needed to build connections between these pieces properly, all you have is a big mess of blocks across the floor, ready to bury their sharp edges into your feet.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ The connection is the lifeblood of every capable team.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Strengthening and improving this connection may seem complicated, but it can be accomplished if you focus on the right areas. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Trust⁣⁣⠀ Communication⁣⁣⠀ Collaboration⁣⁣⠀ Motivation⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Which area is your team the strongest? ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ What about the weakest?⁣⁣
Another crack of dawn soundcheck but now the rewar Another crack of dawn soundcheck but now the reward of endless coffee.
How to start being creative?⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ St How to start being creative?⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Start with input – Nobody creates in a vacuum. ⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ Absorb what creative people before you have done.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Don’t consider this cheating, here’s the thing. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ By the time you’ve borrowed from several sources, you will have come up with your own unique creation. The more input, the better. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Practice and learn – You’ll make some mistakes, hopefully, make a mess and encounter some frustration. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ But if you don’t give up before you’re done, you will have created something that’s uniquely yours. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ Date, but don’t marry your ideas. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ When you’re beginning your creative journey, it’s easy to become enamored of almost everything you create. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ The more you create, the more you’ll be able to judge your work and know when to move on. ⁣⁣
Don’t kid yourself – a once a year team event Don’t kid yourself – a once a year team event won’t change much about your workplace dynamic. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ You need to incorporate ongoing activities to build and maintain a positive team spirit.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Even high performing teams need to regroup, recharge and refresh. Head to our blog for lots of ideas!⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Which one are you going to try?⁣⁣
You can’t be bad at something, you can only be i You can’t be bad at something, you can only be inexperienced.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ The only way to further develop creative thinking and being a creative adult is to venture into it. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Remember, you’re merely 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 with your innate creative ability. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ You’re merely getting back in touch with the power you have to play, to discover, to learn, and create.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Don’t stress about how to be creative, and don’t forget that creativity takes many forms.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ What is one creative thing you can try this week?⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣
The best team building activities are those that h The best team building activities are those that help employees get to know each other while also having fun together. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Look for creative activities, even if you have a non-creative team, as this forces everyone to branch out of their comfort zone and come together in the process.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ This is also critical in establishing clear performance expectations and boundaries. If your employees don’t know what you expect, it’s unreasonable to think that they’ll magically arrive at the desired result.⁣⁣
There are clear benefits but also unique challenge There are clear benefits but also unique challenges when employees work from home.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ For employees, one significant advantage is the lack of commute.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ From the manager’s side, having fewer employees in the office every day means that you can save on rent in a smaller office space. You also won’t have to spend as much money on office supplies, office snacks, in-house maintenance, and other routine costs.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ While the benefits 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥, teams that work from home also face challenges that are different from traditional teams.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Your employees aren’t there in person to see the work you’re doing to bring them together, so you’ll have to branch out to show them that you’re invested in them.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Basically, you have to be prepared to promote a sense of connection actively. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Otherwise, it’s easy for off-site employees to think that their work isn’t valued.⁣⁣
This just happened. Waking up a corporate group wi This just happened. Waking up a corporate group with a drumming program so fun you won’t even know you’re accomplishing something along the way. Yea....We write songs and drum too!
Even the best of jobs can sometimes be monotonous. Even the best of jobs can sometimes be monotonous. ⁣⁣⠀ Even a company that cares about its employees can have a stagnant culture.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Providing training to be more creative in business will stimulate original thinking and promote resourcefulness.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Most importantly, it will increase employee engagement.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ That leads to many great things like increased retention, innovation, and better teamwork.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ What is your current work culture like?⁣⁣
I’m not great at memorizing a speech⁣.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⁣⠀ But I can sing the lyrics to hundreds of songs with ease.⁣⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⁣⠀ I bet 𝐲𝐨𝐮 can too.⁣⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⁣⠀ Music and memory have a powerful link that enables us to internalize the information that would otherwise be hard to hold on to. ⁣⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⁣⠀ 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴? ⁣⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⁣⠀ It’s because music taps into our emotions, and when we connect with something in an emotional way, it makes an impression. Allowing ourselves to feel something puts us in the moment and will enable us to be present.⁣⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⁣⠀ Being present can also be stated as being engaged.⁣⁣⁣⠀ And of course, employee engagement is something every company wants.⁣⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⁣⠀ So why not use music and memory to help make that happen!⁣⁣
What are some good ways to build team spirit?⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ You may already know that team building is critical to your success. And you may already have team members who work well together.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ You have to take time to find ways to keep your team’s spirit positive.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Teams that forge a common bond and that share positive experience work together better when things are going well; and when things are tough.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ So it’s a good idea to have ongoing ways to build team spirit so you can keep your group humming along.⁣⁣
Happy New Year! May your 2020 be filled with good Happy New Year! May your 2020 be filled with good health, happiness, and prosperity!
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