Why We Click with Some & Clank with Others  - Through dynamic interactive exercises, participants experience their styles as they play out in a variety of situations, and have the opportunity to adjust behaviors to improve individual and team effectiveness. Fun, powerful, and immediately applicable in the workplace, this program provides the foundation for future development. The respect, teamwork, and trust fostered by this approach establish an environment in which all team members can thrive.

uly 8, 2009 - Tualatin, OR -The Bad News Bared: How to Survive Difficult Conversations in the Workplace. Whether it be a layoff notice, office closure, poor performance review, product recall, or a project that simply went awry, we all have to deliver bad news at one time or another. When that happens, you suddenly find yourself caught in the crossfire of trying to deliver the news without torpedoing morale, destroying trust, or losing customers. Communicating bad news is a daunting task, but a necessary skill — particularly in a recession. For more information, please visit: Portland Business Forum

July 8-10, 2009 - Alexandria, VA - Analyzing Human Performance Certificate. An introduction to the analysis model of Performance DNA, this program prepares you on how to conduct a comprehensive analysis of human performance for any position. For more information, please visit: ASTD

July 11-14, 2009 - Pittsburgh, PA - Hesselbein Student Leadership Summit. Join student leaders from across the world to learn how to be effective, ethical, and innovative leaders. Participants will work with renowned leaders who will share their expertise and facilitate advanced training. For more information, please visit: Hesselbein

July 11-16, 2009 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Toronto Summer Institute. Committed citizens from around the globe explore giftedness, capacity thinking, and collaborate to create a world where everyone belongs, and everyone can contribute. This event is themed Creating Opportunities in Difficult Times. For more information, please visit: Toronto Summer Institute

July 13-14, 2009 - Alexandria, VA - Creating Leadership Development Programs Certificate. Align leadership development programs to your organization’s culture, vision, mission, and goals, while incorporating best practices in leadership needs assessments, implementation, and identifying high potential candidates for leadership programs. For more information, please visit: ASTD

July 14, 2009 - Deerfield Beach, FL- Women in Leadership - Transforming Enterprises and Societies to Empower. Women have the innate ability to nurture communication and cooperation, acting as leaders through the difficulties of gaining consensus and helping people do what they need to do better. From a talent management perspective, this leadership trait empowers women to maintain a more strategic focus for the good of the company. Since it is rare that anyone is born a leader, it is important to realize leadership must also be learned through deliberate actions of current leaders to empower our future leaders. As most experts agree, leadership skills are developed through the practice of mentoring. For more information, please visit: WITI

July 14, 2009 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Women's Leadership Exchange. WLE has been helping women grow their business and advance their careers. WLE will host a business-building conference to the Philadelphia area which will include breakfast, networking, keynotes, workshops, etc. For more information, please visit: Women's Leadership Exchange

July 15-16, 2009 - Chicago, Illinois - The Telling Ain't Training Conference. Based on the hot selling book of the same name, this conference offers an experiential approach to transforming “telling” into activities that result in long-term retention and behavior change. For more information, please visit: ASTD

July 15-17, 2009 - Alexandria, VA - Designing Learning Certificate. The complete foundation workshop for designing outcome-based training, giving participants a competitive advantage when creating programs. For more information, please visit: ASTD

July 16-30, 2009 - University of Nebraska, La Vista, NE - Becoming an Effective Leader. This is the first of the NBDC two-part Leadership Certificate. The entire certificate program includes three outcomes designed for you, as a current or would-be first or middle-level leader, to become better able to successfully: lead yourself, lead others, and lead your organization. In order to successfully reach these outcomes, our leadership model focuses on Purpose, People, and Process for creating and sustaining leadership. For more information, please visit: University of Nebraska

July 21, 2009 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - “Collaborative Leadership" Strategic Initiatives For Tough Times. How are organizations addressing the global economic crises and what role will HR play in keeping organizations healthy? Join NAAAHR South Florida Chapter for an executive panel discussion with representatives from United Parcel Service, City of Lauderdale Lakes, Urban League of Broward County, Broward Health, and Bank Atlantic. For more information, please visit: Nat'l Association of African Americans in HR

July 21-22, 2009 - Canberra, ACT, Australia - Public Sector Leadership Transitions 2009. Transforming Leadership Development Pathways to Enhance Organisational Effectiveness in a Changing Environment. For more information, please visit: Liquid Learning

July 21-24, 2009 - Alexandria, VA - Training Certificate Plus!. The trainer’s training program builds critical training skills and provides the latest techniques for delivering powerful training. For more information, please visit: ASTD

July 27-28, 2009 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - The Power of Positive Leadership. The Power of Positive Leadership conference is set to become one of Brisbane's major annual business events. The 2009 conference presents one of the most outstanding speaker line- ups we have ever assembled! For more information, please visit: Proteus Centre

July 27- 31 2009 - Carmel, California, United States - Creativity Workshop. Creativity is a talent we are all born with. But it needs practice to stay vibrant and grow. Come to explore your creative potential and see some of the most beautiful places in the world. Our Creativity Workshops in New York, Carmel, Crete and Florence are for people from all professions: education, business, the arts, sciences, and social services. For more information, please visit: Creativity Workshop

July 30-31, 2009 - Alexandria, VA - Presentation Skills Certificate. This workshop will give you the framework needed to develop and deliver an effective, memorable presentation and you will learn proven tips and examples that will guide you through the presentation process. For more information, please visit: ASTD

August 4-5, 2009 - Alexandria, VA - Coaching Certificate. Develop successful coaching competencies and skills and learn to apply a comprehensive model to individual, team, and organizational coaching initiatives. For more information, please visit: ASTD

August 6-7, 2009 - San Antonio, TX - The Leadership Summit. Regional gathering of more than 800 leaders from all social sectors for one of the largest leadership development events in the world. Speakers include Tony Blair, David Gergen, Bill Hybels, Bono, Patrick Lancioni, Carly Fiorina, Tim Keller and many more. Leaders learn, leaders grow, leaders step out and lead where they are. This event is a high-caliber infusion of vision, inspiration and world-class content that speaks to leaders of any stripe and setting. For more information, please visit: The Leadership Summit

August 08, 2009 - North Canton, OH - ASQ Leadership Training. Topics include Quality Management Plan (QMP), Launch of SR (Social Responsibility & ISO 26000), relevant Leadership Institute Topics and Officer specific training. Featured speakers include National Division Chair Lou Ann Lathrop. For more information, please visit: American Society for Quality

August 10-12, 2009 - Alexandria, VA - Measuring and Evaluating Learning Certificate. Determine the impact of learning and performance improvement programs and develop and implement an evaluation strategy.  For more information, please visit: ASTD

August 14-15, 2009 - Bamenda, Cameroon - Youth Leadership Conference. Youth Leadership Conference 2009 brings together youth and youth leaders nation wide representing youth from different division and sub division universities, business, government, NGOs, education and the cultural sector for a unique two-day conference. For more information, please visit: Youth Conference

August 28-29, 2009 - London, United Kingdom - Women's Executive Leadership Summit/African Women In Public Life Excellence Awards. The conference provides all attendees with a full and varied programs as well as fantastic networking opportunities. The deliberations will examine international, regional and national ‘best practices’. For more information, please visit: Executive Reach

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Team Builders Plus Named Among Philadelphia Business Journal's South Jersey 25
This is the third consecutive year that Team Builders Plus has taken this honor. Click to read the full press release: June 2009 Press Release
 

Participants from General Mills headed to the Milwaukee Zoo for a ZooQuest: The High Tech Treasure Hunt in a Zoo team building program
HR team members from General Mills explored the Milwaukee Zoo with the team building program ZooQuest: The High Tech Treasure Hunt in a Zoo.

The Training Catalog, our online products catalog, launches new 360-Degree Feedback Packages
All of our 360 Packages include online 360 survey administration and coaching, as the 360 Basic Package includes one coaching session, while the 360 Pro Package includes two coaching sessions. Our 360 Plus Package adds a third coaching session and links 360 results to the individual's behavior styles.

Lubrizol team members build bikes for children in Ohio during Wheels for the World
Employees from Classic Residence by Hyatt head out on a high-tech treasure hunt in South Beach, Florida. Teams utilized hand-held GPS units to locate hidden clues throughout the course. Through effective communication, strategizing and teamwork, everyone successfully found the clues.

Team Builders Plus donated bikes to Rush School in Cinnaminson, NJ
Students participated in an essay contest and the winners all received donated bikes from Team Builders Plus.
 

Novartis team members participated in an Intergalactic Adventure in in Parsippany, NJ
Employees from Novartis worked together to better communication, improve collaboration and build teamwork during the fast-paced team building simulation,  Intergalactic Adventure.

What's It Like Where You Work?
Leadership is more important than ever. Check out this thought-provoking question that let’s you examine, “What’s It Like Where You Work?”
(Click the image to watch the video on YouTube)

Engineers from Hill Phoenix participated in an Intergalactic Adventure in Richmond, VA
Participants from Hill Phoenix went on an Intergalactic Adventure during this fast-paced team building stimulation.

Team Members from ECFMG in LA participated in a GeoQuest: A High-Tech Treasure Hunt
Participants head out on a high-tech treasure hunt in LA. Teams utilized hand-held GPS units to locate hidden clues throughout the course. Through effective communication, strategizing and teamwork, everyone successfully found the clues.

Classic Residence by Hyatt team members out in South Beach, Florida on a GeoQuest: A High-Tech Treasure Hunt
Employees from Classic Residence by Hyatt head out on a high-tech treasure hunt in South Beach, Florida. Teams utilized hand-held GPS units to locate hidden clues throughout the course. Through effective communication, strategizing and teamwork, everyone successfully found the clues.

President and Chief Learning Officer, Merrick Rosenberg, is featured in the T&D Magazine.
Read his article, Beyond the Basics of Experiential Learning

Baylor School of Medicine participants experience GeoQuest: The High-Tech Treasure Hunt
A team of specialists from the Baylor School of Medicine came together to solve a unique case – one that seemed to elude them all. Various combinations of pediatricians, brain surgeons, heart specialists and psychologists couldn’t individually solve 32 questions about their local environment. Yet this team of 14 highly specialized doctors scored a 100% success rate when they discovered the power of working together!
     

ExxonMobile participants experience the teambuilding martial arts
Participants from ExxonMobile experienced the impact of this unique team building program Team Samuari in Houston, TX.
  

Bayer Healthcare - Building Bikes for Overton Youth Center
Participants from Bayer Healthcare came together for this unique team building program Wheels for the World in South Beach, Florida. During the three-hour bike-building session, teams took part in engaging and fun team challenges to win the bicycle parts. The bikes were donated to kids from the Overton Youth Center.

Featured Article on Teambuilding, Inc.
Teambuilding, Inc. (a division of Team Builders Plus) was featured in The Daily Targum (February 2009) for the Why We Click with Some and Clank with Others program that was hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Education Program and Kappa Theta Epsilon Honor Society. Read the article on The Daily Targum.

Big Brother Big Sister organization benefits from Wheels for the World team building program
Click to see thank you letter and drawing larger.

Teambuilding News Archives - Previous front page news and announcements

          
Philadelphia Business Journal - Best Places to Work 2007
Philadelphia Business Journal - Top 100 Fastest Growing Philadelphia Area Companies
Philadelphia Business Journal - Top 25 Fastest Growing South Jersey Companies
Diversity Business - Top 50 Organizations for Diversity
Diversity Business - Top 2007 Business
 

"Many hands make light work."
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