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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A Personal Rant: There is Most Certainly an ‘I’ in Team
It’s a Huge Cliché “There ‘s no ‘I’ in team.” Scroll through LinkedIn and you will find managers and leaders across the world quoting this famous saying as if they’re being paid for it. It’s…
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Review: A Full Day of Team Building in Phuket
Well, That Was a Long Day! We recently had a client who wanted two team building programs in Phuket – in one day! A beach sports program in the morning and an Amazing Race in…
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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…