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Managing A Team: Rules To Strengthen Cohesion! 

Building a team is never easy, but it is one of the most important tasks within any company.  

No matter how small or big a specific company is, some people do their best to deliver high-quality services and products, while working together.  

Using a “Rage Cage” this Montreal company sets team members up with a variety of hand held weapons and lets them loose to destroy all kinds of items such as mirrors and glassware. See link below for details.

For great results, people need the right atmosphere, the right knowledge, and a great working atmosphere that enables them to learn and make mistakes (and learn from them), while at the same time they are experiencing different team challenges and great moments.  

Plunged into darkness in this Montreal Restaurant, team members must work together. For details see the link below.

For a team to be successful and deliver, there must be a certain level of team cohesiveness, that enables people to be productive, effective, and communicate properly.  

Not sure how some teams achieve this? Check the tips listed below to learn and implement.  

Success Comes With Great Team Building 

Teams that have fun, are teams that deliver. This is why team-building activities are so important.  

Yes, some teams only need a weekly coffee to help them bond, while others need more frequent and more intense activities.  

Learning to relax and breathe effectively. That’s the services offered by this Montreal team building company. See the link below for more info.

On the other hand, if you want to help your employees to bond further, while also they are exploring something new at a more durable pace than you should think about team building activities Montreal – team bonding experts know that the average person will spend 90,000 hours working throughout their life, which is why knowing co-workers is important, and no better way to get to know someone than through fun activity, such as cooking class, exploring the outdoors or doing some charity work.  

For example, some teams are really into an active lifestyle and they need activities that will push them to work together and go for that medal (this is why competent sports are great team-building activities).  

This Montreal company teaches teams how to sculpt ice. For details see the link above.

Establish The Rules 

Every organization needs rules. Thanks to rules things happen. This is why teams should have their own rules, no matter how small or big they might be.  

For a team to be great, they need essential rules that will help them stay on track.  

If everyone knows the rules and follows them success is inevitable. For rules to be mindful, there must be goals.  

Next to this have clear expectations and make sure that everyone understands their role within the team.  

Establish Honest Communication 

Communication is the key when it comes to working with people. Open and honest communication is something teat people appreciate and expect. This is why a clear line of communication is so important as much as having the right tools to keep everything communication-related in one place.  

Be transparent as much as possible, without putting extra pressure on team members.  

Ensuring communication creates a feeling of group cohesion. Why? This way everyone has a strong sense of belonging and inclusion.  

Last But Not Least… 

Do not forget to reward people. People love to see that their efforts are being appreciated and seen. This is why implementing any kind of reward and recognition system is important.  

Have monthly work reviews, and reward the most productive team members as an example for doing great work. For the Silo, Bill Gordon. Featured image- Allez Up! Indoor climbing for team building.

On Demand Car Services Are Latest Group To Take Heat Over Discrimination

Discrimination. African American customers wait up to 35% longer for Uber and Lyft rides, in addition to drivers cancelling rides 2x as often for customers with “black-sounding” names.3

[To be fair, a quick search engine result for “racism in the Taxi industry” reveals that discrimination exists in all ride service industries regardless of the company. CP]

New studies have found that the cost of this type of discrimination can run companies up to USD$200,000 in lawsuits – in addition to tarnished reputations, companies experience, lowered morale and abandoned trust.1

Michael Welp, co-founder of White Men As Full Diversity Partners (WMFDP) a leading diversity process consulting firm to Fortune 500 companies, says the new economy is forcing companies to come to grips with old biases if they want to protect their bottom line.

“Systemic bias in the workplace will inevitably reach deep into the pockets of the employer, while its ripple effect undermines the principles of good business. There is simply too much at stake to ignore the warning signals.”- Welp

47% of the millennial generation said they consider diversity and inclusion to be an important criterion when considering potential employers. Additionally, more than 2 million workers quit their jobs each year due to discrimination – costing the US economy more than USD$64B annually.

Per Welp, diversity and inclusion not only breed innovation, creativity but also a greater market share.

Welp explains that full diversity has the potential of propelling this new economy further by:

 

  • Creating more jobs,
  • Reducing lost production time due to having to train new hires,
  • Less discrimination lawsuits, and
  • Increased innovation that will be produced by diverse teams working together.

 

four days to change bookcoverIn his new book, Four Days to Change, Welp provides the solution to systemic inequality through a comprehensive approach including diversity consulting, experiential learning, and leadership development. He also adds that all efforts should lead to tangible action and measurable results.

WMFDP’s mission is to inspire leaders (especially, white men) to examine their mindsets and assumptions, in order to shift behaviors that create sustainable and inclusive work cultures, which in turn drives business results.  Their client list includes: Rockwell Automation, Lockheed Martin, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, BP, Shell, Intel, AT&T, Dell, Microsoft, HP, NASA, Catalyst (women’s advocacy leader), and MARC (Men Advocating Real Change).

 

  1. 1. Schappel, Christian, “What will the next discrimination charge cost you?” HRMorning, November 6 2015

 

  1. 2. Schrader, Brendon, “Here’s Why The Freelancer Economy Is On The Rise,” Fast Company, August 10, 2015

 

  1. Ehrenkranz, Melanie, “Uber and Lyft drivers exhibit racial bias against passengers, study finds,” Mic Network Inc, October 31, 2016

 

Discussing The Inclusion Of The Green Party of Ontario In Ontario Leader’s Debate

Green Party of Ontario (GPO) Leader Mike Schreiner will be joined by Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May to discuss the inclusion of the Green Party of Ontario in the upcoming Leaders’ Debate and the difference one Green MPP can make at Queen’s Park. Both Green Leaders will be available for comment.

WHO: Mike Schreiner, Elizabeth May

WHEN: Friday September 9, 2011

TIME: 9:00 a.m.

WHERE: Queen’s Park Media Studio

CONTACT:
Rebecca Harrison
Director of Communications
Green Party of Ontario
(c) 905-999-5479 [1]
(e) rebeccaharrison@gpo.ca

Sent from Green Party of Ontario
PO Box 1132
Toronto, ON M4Y 2T8
Canada