19th January 2018
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.
19th January 2018
How your workplace is set up to look and feel has an impact on the culture of your organisation. Your environment showcases what you value, and reflects and reinforces your culture! This blog focuses on the third of the 3 Es of a positive team culture – Environment – and 10 tips how you can contribute to the look and feel of your workplace to create a fun, happy and successful culture.
1st December 2017
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.
16th November 2017
The start of the school year is important for students, teachers and staff for a variety of reasons and a common one is team building. Whether it’s to develop leadership, communication and teamwork skills or focus on responsibility, trust and bonding, team building has a very important place in schools. With school planning for 2018 underway, here are four recommendations of fun and engaging team building activities to commence the year.
13th October 2017
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.
13th October 2017
The roles of Executive Assistants and Personal Assistants have evolved in recent years with today’s EA and PA taking on greater corporate events planning responsibilities. In recent years, I have been able to help streamline their corporate events planning processes by providing some select and strategic services. Here are 5 services that I have found to greatly benefit EAs and PAs in their event planning role.
19th September 2017
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.
19th September 2017
The weather is warming up! Daylight hours are increasing! Summer will soon be upon us! Summer is a great time of year to enjoy the outdoors with your work colleagues in a fun team building event. Here are my top six outdoor team building activities for summer in 2017/18. One of these may just be the perfect solution for your Christmas party.
16th August 2017
What are the key ingredients for a great workplace culture? I call them the 3 Es! In my experience working with companies and teams of all sizes all over Australia and New Zealand for the past two decades, I believe a successful work culture requires a dedicated focus and commitment on… Education, Engagement, Environment. Today, let’s look at education!
16th August 2017
It is that time of year when you ponder what to plan for your office Christmas party. What will everyone enjoy doing? How do we better last year’s event? What is a good way to reward staff? Do we involve partners and families? What can we organise within budget? To help you decide on a rewarding and unforgettable event, here are our top four ideas for a staff Christmas party in 2017.
1st August 2017
This has been one of our most popular blogs so here it is again. It is an important topic for anyone in business who employees staff - ‘Dealing with difficult employees’! As a manager, it is your duty to deal with these issues quickly, before they spiral into a much bigger problem. It is an issue we cover in our corporate training programs and coaching, so we understand the challenges faced.
14th July 2017
Achieving corporate success is reliant on building and maintaining high performance teams. As the term ‘high performance teams’ suggests, these are groups of people who perform at a high enough level on a consistent basis to achieve the desired business objectives. So how do we assemble a high performance team? There is some very effective corporate training out there that will provide valuable tools and knowledge to do this.
14th July 2017
Team building activities have long been associated with having fun and contributing to a positive team culture. Fun is still a key outcome of team building however organisations seek broader results today. In my experience as a team building facilitator talking almost daily with small business to multinationals, the top five benefits sought from team building programs are fun, effective communication, trust, collaboration and adapting to change.
20th June 2017
Conferencing is a massive and growing industry. There are conferences taking place around New Zealand every day - association conferences, industry conferences and internal company conferences. So if you wish to host a conference this year or next, what will help ensure the conference achieves your goals? Here are our nine ingredients of a successful conference.
20th June 2017
We spend a lot of our lifetime working, don’t we! And, we channel a lot of our energy into doing well at our jobs! It makes sense to enjoy this time doesn’t it… love the work we do… have fun with our colleagues… look forward to the day ahead. That is why workplace culture deserves your full attention! If you prioritise team culture, you will be amazed at the results.
15th May 2017
As winter approaches New Zealand for 2017, the temperature is getting cooler and the daylight hours are reducing. For offices and workplaces, winter can mean many things… a dip in staff morale, an increase in sick leave, less time spent outdoors and a busy period as end of financial year looms. A way to address these issues each winter is to do something out of the ordinary, something healthy and active, and something fun as a work team.
15th May 2017
With the success of a business or organisation very much reliant on its culture, the right people need to be recruited and those people need to be managed effectively. This highlights the importance and critical nature of Human Resources (HR) within the organisation. That is why I believe HR should have a seat at the C-suite table – amongst the top-line senior executives, decision makers and strategic thinkers of an organisation.
18th April 2017
Have you felt inspired and rejuvenated after a staff or industry conference? The change in routine and environment as well as the opportunity to learn and develop is exciting! Then what happens when the conference concludes and we return to our workplace? How can we bring the energy from the conference into our workplace culture? Here are five tips from Rachael Ziccone to energise your office.
31st March 2017
April is an exciting month for us and we hope it will be for organisations around New Zealand. It is the inaugural Workplace Culture Month! My team created the concept for a dedicated ‘month’ to put the spotlight on the importance of team culture and how it can be improved it in all work environments. Our dream is that Workplace Culture Month becomes an annual fixture encouraging more businesses to prioritise culture in their workplace.
20th March 2017
Do you know what drives the culture of your team or company? Culture mapping is a great method to gain an understanding of those habitual behaviours and ‘water cooler’ conversations that drive the culture of the organisation. Simply, it is the authentic discovery of what your culture currently looks like and why it looks that way. And then it is the design of a great culture moving forward.
