3 Ways to Make Employee Team Building Exercises More Palatable
Employee team building exercises I’ve been going on a tear lately about what’s wrong with employee team building, in NYC where I am as well as other parts of the country/world. As a passionate enthusiast for creating memorable experiences designed to recognize & reward hard-working staff, I know how effective appropriate, well-planned group bonding activities…
Read MoreCan We Please Stop Calling Them ‘Team Building Exercises?’
Team building exercises I wrote recently about how much the phrase “team building” stinks – thanks to decades of lame activities and pop culture references, just the utterance of those two words is enough to make any staff member’s skin crawl. But believe it or not, there’s something worse: “team building exercises.” Who came up…
Read MoreGothamist Twitter Poll Results Are In! The Most Egregious Subway Etiquette Violation Is…
Gothamist trivia night Twitter poll We are 2 weeks away from Gothamist’s 1st-ever trivia night, being held Wednesday, October 2nd at The Bell House – to help get you pumped, Gothamist issued the following query earlier today to their Twitter followers: SUBWAY ETIQUETTE POLL: We’ve announced 10/2 #GothamistTrivia for REAL NYers who ride the…
Read MoreANNOUNCED! Pat Kiernan’s Holiday Trivia Party – 11/13 at The Bell House
Pat Kiernan holiday trivia We are delighted to share that Pat Kiernan, longtime NY1 morning news anchor, former host of VH1’s “The World Series of Pop Culture” and TrivWorks “Special Host,” will be returning to The Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn for his very last public trivia night of 2013: Pat Kiernan’s Holiday Trivia Party!…
Read MoreThe Idea Behind Corporate Team Building: Staff Gets to Know Each Other, Not Just Be Entertained
Ideas for corporate team building What’s the difference between a staff entertainment event and a team building activity? After all, both are intended to recognize and reward hard-working employees, as well as boost morale and hopefully foster their loyalty in a competitive economic environment. Let me first start by saying I’m a huge fan of…
Read MoreHere’s an Employee Team Building Idea: Don’t Call It “Team Building”
Employee team building ideas I’m the owner of a team building company in New York City – meaning I am a passionate enthusiast of creating fun and memorable experiences for others, as well as an advocate for employees – especially “worker bees” below the managerial level. I’ve turned my background in professional event planning and…
Read MoreBeyond Physical Activities: For NYC Corporate Team Building, Ideas Matter
NYC corporate team building ideas Today’s knowledge workers – especially top performers – are essentially a smart group of free agents, and for managers looking for NYC corporate team building ideas that encourage staff loyalty and retention, it’s important to meet these employees’ high expectations. There is no shortage of options when it comes to…
Read More7 Useful Tips for Securing the Perfect NYC Christmas Party Venue
NYC Christmas party venues BizBash, the leading media resource for the professional events industry, recently published a great list of new NYC holiday party venues. However, what’s a great venue if you can’t book it for YOUR company’s party? The Big Apple is a crowded, competitive place, and when it comes to securing NYC Christmas…
Read MoreCONTEST! Win Tickets to See Michael Bolton TONIGHT at 92Y!
Michael Bolton 92Y Tonight, Grammy-award winning singer Michael Bolton will appear LIVE at the world-renown 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, and as we did last month, we are once again thrilled to have a handful of tickets at our disposal, to give away to some lucky NYC trivia & music lovers! Mr. Bolton, who recently…
Read More5 Useful Tips for Planning Christmas Party Entertainment in NYC
Christmas party entertainment NYC Fall is here, and with it comes preparations for the annual office holiday party. New York City is unique in that we have so many options here for entertaining staff – however, for the person or people tasked with making the annual office fest happen, it can still be a daunting…
Read MoreThe Best Resource for Office Holiday Party Entertainment Ideas: Your Staff
Office holiday party entertainment ideas It may only be the fall, but at companies large and small, planning committees have already begun looking for holiday party entertainment ideas in NYC and elsewhere (as you can probably imagine, planning last-minute company holiday parties stinks). Among the most common questions being thrown around at this early stage…
Read MoreHow to Prepare for Gothamist Trivia Night – 10/2 at The Bell House
Gothamist Trivia Night As announced earlier this month, Gothamist – NYC’s most popular blog for local news and culture – will be offering their first-ever trivia night on Wednesday, October 2nd at The Bell House, which TrivWorks has the honor and privilege of co-producing! For those who are not familiar with TrivWorks’ long-running Bell House…
Read MoreNYC Team Building Activities: Are We in the Post-Scavenger Hunt Era?
NYC team building activities I love scavenger hunts – always have. In fact, during high school and college I often took it upon myself to create large campus & city-wide scavenger hunts for my friends, simply for the joy of it. Back in 2006, I started working as Director of Adult Programs at the 92nd…
Read MoreYour Staff Agrees: Most Team Building Activities Suck
Staff team building activities Want to try a fun experiment? Ask your direct reports right now if they want to do some team building activities. You don’t even have to tell me their reactions – I can imagine them already: backs stiffening, eyes rolling, minds wandering. The very mention of the words “team building” usually…
Read MoreThe Most Important Goal for Team Building Activities: Get People Talking
Team Building Activities Whenever I receive an inquiry from somebody asking about team building activities in NYC and beyond, the first question I ask is: why are we doing this event? What is the intended purpose – and, more importantly, what is the desired outcome? More often than not, for team building inquiries the answer…
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