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June 1, 2018
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Showing Appreciation and Celebrating Success

From the Blog Archives, June 2016: During this time of year, I find myself facilitating many staff team-building retreats for community organizations. In my work with schools, the

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August 1, 2017
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Choice, Control, and Ownership in Learning and Group Experiences

When people feel like they own their learning experience and have a sense of control and ownership from the start, buy-in, and participation increases. Simple but intentional actio

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October 17, 2013
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Communication Focused Activities Part Three

In today's post, I offer another activity that is useful for exploring how complicated communication can be, and how miscommunication arises. This activity is sure to initiate mean

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August 29, 2013
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Team Tally: A Simple Group Building and “Get to Know You” Activity

It’s time once again for back to school and fall program kick off. Here is an activity that is perfect for building rapport in new groups coming together for the first time,

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