Last week I ran an team builder for a major Silicon Valley company and all went well until I spied a very typical scene. Like all my events, we put people into heterogeneous small groups of 4-6, some from management, some from the ranks and even a sprinkling of executives throughout. Their mission was to…
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Don’t Say The “S” Word
Running With Scott Jurek on his record-breaking Appalachian Trail run
June 24, 2015, approximately 3:30 PM on the Appalachian Trail just east of the Hudson River, I ran with Scott Jurek for several miles. While I am no ultrarunner by any means, I was surprised that his pace allowed me to jog along with him and talk for most of the time. We even walked…
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Chick-Fil-A Hunts in Golf Carts
Chick-Fil-A, fresh off a top ranking as the nation’s top fast food restaurant, brought their Leadership Team to the Inn at Serenbe, south of Atlanta for a deluxe team builder. The eclectic nature of the Serenbe concept and grounds (totally self-sustaining) drew the company to this unusual site for their Leadership & Restaurant Principles meeting….
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