Stop Making Exit Interviews a Pointless Waste of Time
Before starting my own professional trivia production company in NYC, I spent over a decade working as employee at a variety of places, just like most of us do. I can’t say that I enjoyed all of those experiences – in fact, because my career path was anything but straight and well-defined, I often found…
Read MoreGood Luck, Pat! CNBC’s “Crowd Rules” Co-Hosted by TrivWorks “Special Host” Pat Kiernan Debuts Tonight
Be sure to tune in tonight as Pat Kiernan, longtime NY1 morning news anchor, former VH1 “The World Series of Pop Culture” host and TrivWorks “Special Host,” returns to national television as the co-host of CNBC’s first-ever reality competition, “Crowd Rules!” Each week, three small businesses will vie for the chance to win $50,000 –…
Read MoreCompetitive Team Building Event Prizes: You Don’t Need to Break the Bank
Competitive Team Building Event Prizes When planning a competitive team building activity for a competitive group, the organizer’s natural inclination is to try and secure a high-stakes prize: something flashy, expensive and designed to fan the flames of cutthroat, winner-takes-all energy among the group. While I applaud the desire to create an enthusiastic competitive environment,…
Read MoreContest! Weekly Trivia with Pat’s Papers – Enter NOW!
Watch This Video to Enter Contest! Next Tuesday, May 14th is the debut of “Crowd Rules,” the new reality competition on CNBC co-hosted by TrivWorks “Special Host” Pat Kiernan, and to help get you excited we’re offering a new FREE weekly online trivia contest, to complement our corporate team building & public trivia nights in…
Read MoreThe Importance of Stress Reduction in the Workplace
Last week, en route to Boston for a corporate entertainment event, I encountered a transit nightmare: the NYC subway train I was riding to Penn Station was going about 2 miles per hour, turning what should have been an easy 20-minute ride into an hour. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the train stopped dead…
Read MoreWhen a Project Is Successful, It’s Time to Reward a Job Well Done
Your team just completed a big project. It’s one that took months to finish, and everyone worked hard to complete a job well done. You definitely need to reward your employees. People need to know that their accomplishments have not gone unnoticed. Additionally, creating some type of reward based system will boost morale, and this can be…
Read MoreContest! Weekly Trivia with Pat’s Papers – Enter NOW!
Watch This Video to Enter Contest! We’re under two weeks away from the May 14th debut of “Crowd Rules,” the new reality competition on CNBC co-hosted by TrivWorks “Special Host” Pat Kiernan, and are offering a new weekly online trivia contest to get you psyched in partnership with Pat’s Website Pat’s Papers, as well as…
Read MoreTools to Keep Communication Lines Open In Your Team
Just imagine this situation: your new team is supposed to be working on a project together. Instead, they all sit around the table, working alone. This is a common problem because people may not wish to collaborate with people they don’t know well or they may find themselves thinking they alone will complete the project. No matter the reason,…
Read More5 Things to Ask When Your Event Entertainment Vendor is Traveling from Out of Town
Today is a travel day for TrivWorks, and as you are reading this a contingent of us are currently on the Acela Express, cruising up to Boston for a corporate entertainment event. It’s always an added challenge whenever we produce events outside of our “home turf” of New York City – fortunately, we’ve done this…
Read MoreStart out a New Team the Right Way
Anytime you ask a new group of people to work together, there can be several different types of tension. People who don’t know each other or who have never collaborated in a work environment may feel uncomfortable in the new situation or they may even feel so competitive that they accidentally create stress. If you are the leader…
Read MoreContest! Weekly Trivia with Pat’s Papers – Enter NOW!
Watch This Video to Enter Contest! We’re getting closer to the May 14th debut of “Crowd Rules,” the new reality competition on CNBC co-hosted by TrivWorks “Special Host” Pat Kiernan, and to help get you excited we have launched a new weekly online trivia contest in partnership with Pat’s Website Pat’s Papers, as well as…
Read MoreProblem Solving Often Requires Creativity
Creative Team Building Exercises Whenever a problem arises in the workplace, some teams or employees may find it very hard to solve those issues. That’s because creative thinking isn’t generally a part of the work environment. People are used to completing tasks and then moving on to the next; according to a set plan or policy. This is…
Read MoreHow Often Should You Have an Employee Team Building Event?
This is one of what I call a “frequently unasked question” about employee team building events – that is, HR professionals and departmental managers like you don’t think about it that much, if at all. But really, if yours is a company that likes to have group bonding activities – or you’ve never had one…
Read MoreContest! Weekly Trivia with Pat’s Papers – Enter NOW!
Watch This Video to Enter Contest! TrivWorks is collaborating with Pat Kiernan – longtime NY1 morning news anchor, PatsPapers.com founder, TrivWorks “Special Host” and recently-announced co-host of CNBC’s “Crowd Rules” – to offer a fun new online trivia contest for enthusiasts in New York City and beyond! (**Note: due to the developing Boston manhunt story…
Read MoreDon’t Be a Grumpy Manager
It’s hard being a manager. You have so many responsibilities to your company and your employees. You must ensure all projects are completed correctly and you have to ensure all of your workers are staying on task. The problem with many managers, however, is that they get so focused on work that they develop a bad attitude, which then…
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