Thinking about Layoffs Leads to Low Morale
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 by Dave Blum In a recent article (titled “Visibly Shaken”: June 2009) in ASTD’s Training & Development Magazine, the author Michael Laff talked about the effect this downturn is having on employee morale. He writes: “A closed door, an ignored email, or an unfriendly gesture are all subtle hints that one’s […]
Videos games as team building
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by Dave Blum I recently came across this article: “Shooting the boss (and getting paid for it)”, by Daniel Terdiman http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10308711-235.html?tag=mncol;title It talks about a company that uses collaborative video games as a team bonding exercise. I have to say, it’s an interesting concept and not something to dismiss. I mean, here […]
Building Trust, the Jon Stewart Way
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 by Dave Blum I was reading an article the other day in one of our country’s *quality new sources*: Entertainment Weekly. All right, all right, it’s not the Wall Street Journal. What can I say? I’m a film buff; I like my movie news. Anyway, the article by columnis Mark Harris […]
The term “Teambuilding”: three categories
Friday, July 24, 2009 by Dave Blum I’ve been thinking, of late, that “team-building” is an awfully fuzzy term. First off, it’s unclear to me how to even write it. I mean is it: 1) teambuilding? 2) team building? or 3) team-building? Then there’s the question of what it is. For example, is a night of […]
Upcoming Free Teleclass
Friday, July 17, 2009 by Dave Blum FR*EE Teleclass: “The JOY of Conflict: Three Roles that Trap Us in Conflict — And How to Escape Them.” A conversation with me and Gary Harper WHEN: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 11am PDT FEE: Free REGISTRATION: Send us an email at drclue@drclue.com and we’ll provide all the call-in […]
Feedback and Intention
Thursday, July 2, 2009 by Dave Blum I realize I have a little bit more to say about the giving and receiving of feedback, and the concept of “Intention/Impact”. I refer back both to my blog entry a couple of days ago, and also to a piece I wrote in December about Gary Harper and […]
Dr. Clue News…SF Chron article and Teleclass on line
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 by Dave Blum Warhol wrote about everyone getting 15 minutes of fame. Well, I received a few choice minutes yesterday, thanks to reporter Edward Guthmann, who wrote a nice article about me (and Dr. Clue) in the SF Chronicle’s Monday workplace column. Check it out at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/29/DDHE18EOBI.DTL What do you think? ————————————————————- Give it a listen; I’d love […]
Giving Feedback That Actually Gets Listened To
Monday, June 29, 2009 by Dave Blum My wife and I had a fight yesterday morning — one of those domestic spats that every couple has now and again. It went something like this: Jen: When you slid the extra leaf back into the dining room table, did you clean it first? Dave: Yes, I […]
Are We Selling Our Clients Short?
Friday, June 26, 2009 by Dave Blum I’ve ventured into a new team building venture this summer — leading “ropes courses” (for the Pacific Leadership Institute). Based here in San Francisco, PLI actually uses the term “challenge course” and describes it as follows: “Challenge Courses (or ropes courses) are a progression of low team-based elements […]
My first teleclass: lessons learned
Thursday, June 25, 2009 by Dave Blum After talking about it for a long time, I finally performed my first-ever teleclass yesterday, on the topic: “Creating Team-Building Treasure Hunts: The Five Deadly Mistakes (and how to avoid them)”. Although not perfect (what ever is?), the class went pretty well, I thought. I spoke for about […]