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Coaching is universally linked to sport. Most sporting teams and individual athletes, whether at the elite or recreational level, have coaches to teach, train, plan and develop. They guide team members to become leaders and leaders to become the best leader they can be. It is no different in business! Except coaching isn’t as widely utilised as it should be. So how can coaching make a difference in the corporate world?

It is that time of year when many companies embark on strategic planning, budget planning, creative planning or even operational planning. The common term here is ‘planning’. So a question to you… how can you extract the creative and innovative potential through team building to maximise these planning sessions and develop a future-focused plan beyond your expectations?

Today’s executive retreat is more purposeful than ever with organisations looking to maximise the occasion with strategic planning sessions, team building exercises and tailored corporate training workshops. So why is team building important to include in these retreats? They foster a positive team culture and empower senior executives to lead from the front in instilling a great culture throughout the team.

By training with FISH!, I am not talking about jumping into the sea and swimming with fish. By training with FISH!, I am talking about learning, appreciating and applying the universal training philosophy called FISH! Let me share the benefits I have experienced by living the practices of the FISH! corporate training philosophy for well over a decade.

Having functional, cohesive, efficient and productive teams will contribute to a successful business or organisation in New Zealand. This Q&A with Anita Kropacsy will explain how profiling can lead to successful teams. Profiling is about the greater understanding of yourself, your staff, how your team can work more effectively as a unit and what else you may need in your team.

The success of organisations is driven by the performance of teams which means a priority is having happy, motivated, healthy and team-oriented staff. Scheduling regular team building and bonding activities through the year is a great way to maintain this commitment. So what team activities and games are good to stage through the year you may ask? Here are our top 18 team building programs for 2018.

About 18 months ago, we reset our vision as a company. Through a process we undertook, we discovered our staff were inspired by working in a great culture and empowered by delivering services that spread this into other organisations. Today we continue our vision! We are proud to be accredited as a training provider of the FISH! philosophy - globally recognised for inspiring teams and developing positive business cultures.

Imagine working with a team of employees who are fully engaged, have an attentive focus and possess an active willingness to work towards the goals of the organisation. Now imagine your culture with all employees engaged… positive’, ‘inspiring’, ‘empowering’ and ‘successful’ are a few words that spring to my mind. Engagement is a vital ingredient in creating a positive workplace culture.

Soft skill training is important to remain viable in a competitive marketplace, adapt to changes in the environment and maximise team performance and culture. It also provides an acknowledgment of your staff's importance in the organisation, a pathway for growth and motivation to stay with the company. Here are four strategies to help determine your organisation's soft skill needs.