Can People Really Be Motivated?

  There’s an old story that goes like this: “An elderly man has endured the insults of a crowd of ten-year-olds each day as they passed his house on their way home from school. One afternoon, after listening to another round of jeers about how stupid and ugly and bald he was, the man came […]

Chinatown/North Beach Teambuilding Scavenger Hunt

A great San Francisco Teambuilding Scavenger Hunt in North Beach and Chinatown   This has to be one of the premier places in the WORLD for a teambuilding scavenger hunt. Let’s just start with the restaurants!   Fantastic pasta…delectable Chinese food…and that’s just the beginning.  You’ll also see ancient temples, historical plaques discussing the history of […]

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            Congratulations.   You made it to the end of the hunt! Your final password is:   “Penguin“ Please find Dr. Clue and tell him the password.  

What is Success?

If you’ve ever watched “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (and who hasn’t?), you know that Indiana Jones doesn’t really  have a choice; he must find the Ark of the Covenant (with all its mysterious power) before the bad guys or leave the entire world at dire risk.  For Indy, it’s all or nothing, a one-way […]

Grounds For Sculpture–New Jersey

A cool site to hold a team building exercise between Trenton and Princeton, NJ Event Description:  The brainchild of sculptor and philanthropist J. Seward Johnson in 1984, Grounds for Sculpture (GFS) is the ideal place to experience contemporary sculpture in a familiar, accessible, and informal setting.  The home of over 270 works, including sculptures by […]

How to Vet a Team-building Company

PEAK TEAM-BUILDING How to Choose the Right Company for Your Next Offsite  The 7 key questions you need to be asking team-building companies as you plan your next off-site. With compliments from your friends at Dr. Clue Treasure Hunts and CSR.

Sonoma State University Teambuilding Scavenger Hunt

A great Teambuilding Scavenger Hunt at Sonoma State University   College hunts are always fun.   Hanging with the students.  Soaking up the campus lifestyle.   Like most colleges, Sonoma State is beautifully wooded…it’s flat…it has great food options at the student union.  There are plaques, statues and public art all around, and plentiful lawns to sit […]

When Things Go Wrong—Really Wrong

As all good trainers know, thorough planning is always recommended. But as we also know, despite the best laid plans, things don’t always work out the way we had expected. And isn’t it funny how this always, always, seems to happen when you’re on the road?!! So there I am in Dubai a few years […]