Team building fails when it becomes a yearly package of competitive games—because it rewards hype, ignores real issues, and wastes time and budget. In this article, Jef Menguin shares why “only purposeful play works” and how to turn games into a learning experience that strengthens collaboration and performance. Practice this approach and share it at work so your team building produces results you can measure, not just photos.
It is easy to think that an individual innovator causes everything to change. This is not true. Innovators are always working with other innovators. Celebrity innovators are the faces of the organization. But those who made things happen are the people who work with them.
Being a good team member does not necessarily prepare one to become a good team leader.
It is prudent for organizations to install a team development program to ensure that team members and team leaders are equipped to handle their roles.
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Working with others is never easy. In fact, working with others is usually frustrating, time-consuming, and stressful. Ask me why. Because teamwork isn’t natural to us, Filipinos are competitive that there is a tendency not to cooperate with others — most especially with people whom
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Think of team guidelines as the secret sauce to a happy, efficient team! They help us understand each other better, avoid silly mistakes, and make sure everyone’s on the same page.
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Teams stall when nobody says “I will” and everyone waits for “we”—and the result is rework, finger-pointing, and slow execution. In this article, Jef Menguin shares a simple way to build personal ownership inside teamwork through clearer roles, promises, and follow-through. Use it in your next meeting and pass it on so accountability becomes normal, not awkward.
The main purpose of team building is to ensure team success. Unfortunately, much of team building activities these days pay more attention to fun and games and less on results. Probably because training providers sell the packages, not the purposes of team building. It is
Almost all group sports promote teamwork. But you must be very careful in choosing your group sports for team games. Because how you win the game, not just how you build the team, is a metaphor of how you want people to achieve corporate goals.
This is a common mistake. In my eight years of helping organizations build teams, many managers think that team building is a great opportunity to chill and relax.
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A team charter fixes the silent drift that makes meetings heavy, decisions slow, and “we’re not aligned” become the team’s favorite excuse. In this article, Jef Menguin shows how to use a team charter as a strategy conversation—not a form—so roles, rules, and “what winning looks like” become clear. Practice it and share it with your leadership team so you stop guessing, decide faster, and commit harder.
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When accountability is weak, leaders carry the load and teams fall into a cycle of excuses and delays. In this article, Jef Menguin offers practical frameworks to make ownership clear and follow-through visible every day. Read it and share it with your team so you get consistent execution and fewer dropped balls.
Establish the backbone of your team’s operation: their roles and responsibilities. This will help you drive any successful venture. A clear understanding of each member’s role drives efficiency and boosts team morale.
Every member of high-performing teams works for the good of all. All works for the good of everyone. This happens to every team with a shared and meaningful purpose. Team members embrace, live your purpose every day. Everyone agrees that your purpose is the very
Almost all group sports promote teamwork. But you must be very careful in choosing your group sports for team games. Because how you win the game, not just how you build the team, is a metaphor of how you want people to achieve corporate goals.
Instead of a series of games, regard team building as a process of improving your team. The 6-D Approach can help you get started right. Define. Be clear about your goals for your team building efforts. Align your team building efforts with your strategic direction.
Team building initiatives fail because of unclear objectives, and playing games that destroy collaboration and teamwork.
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You do not want a divided workplace. But every time you choose games that make one team winners and another team losers, you are practically aiming for at least half of your team to become losers — and when you process the result of the games, you cannot simply say that one team did not win because their members have less teamwork.