The Blog
As well as posting my latest company news, I write about team building, team development, and leadership. I might also comment on any amusing or annoying aspects of corporate life.
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Review: Masterchef Phuket March 9 2023
A Cooking Team Building Challenge in Phuket Team building programs involving cooking have been around as long as I’ve been doing this job. However, while Masterchef is certainly a classic and traditional program, it remains…
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Montgomery Burns’ Executive Washroom
The Simpsons Episode 15, October 18 1990 There’s an old episode of ‘The Simpsons’ in which Homer grows a full head of hair and unwittingly impresses Mr. Burns. He’s rewarded by being given ‘the key’.…
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A Personal Rant: Absentee Leaders
Imagine a football team in which the on-field leader (the captain) hangs around the center circle watching everyone else kick the ball around. They observe from a distance. They send an email when somebody loses…
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I Work With Business Teams Across Asia
While I choose to base myself in Thailand, my facilitation services are available in multiple locations across Asia. Air travel has come a long way in the last couple of decades and it is quick,…
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The Best Time to Visit Phuket for Team Building
High Season vs. Low Season Back in the day, Phuket was a prime destination for tourists between November and April. The traditional “high season”. We then had a “low season” for the rest of the…
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A Tip For Your Next Team Offsite in Thailand
Finally, Some Face-to-Face Interactions This year, I’ve been working with a lot of tech companies. While many industries (hospitality and aviation especially) were devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, tech companies thrived as more and more…
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Review: A Week of Team Building in Bangkok
I had been building up to this event since March. The organiser was indeed very organised! As Thailand only loosened its Covid-19 restrictions fully on July 1st, since then it’s been an avalanche of last-minute…
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Review: Team Leadership Workshop Phuket July 4 2022
Based on “The Art of Teaming” workshop, this slightly expanded version looked at how the concept of teaming can be applied to any type of team – whether it’s a team that has been together…
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Delegation Vs. Abdication
There’s a common theme in offices around the world. When the manager wants to assign a job to someone, often a job that they don’t want to do themselves, they “delegate” it to someone else…
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Snapshot of Team Building in Phuket: May 31 2022
Photo: Part of our popular Amazing Race Phuket. A slight detour for the teams as they headed to a secret beach. It was a bad week weather-wise but we were lucky enough to be given…
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Review: Scavenger Hunt Phuket April 25 2022
What a fun little group this was. 19 participants from the regional offices of a global medical company descended on Phuket at a time when they still had to have RT-PCR tests for covid and…
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Review: Raft Building Phuket April 22 2022
You Can Always Rely On The Classics Rafting is one of the oldest and most well-known team building activities in the world. Teams have been building and racing rafts (and falling off them) for decades.…