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 […]
Keeping Teams Motivated: 3 Tips
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 by Dave Blum There’s a great little article in this month’s edition of Inc. Magazine. It’s on page 113, in the “Ask Inc.” section — the expert is Kevin Plank, Founder of Under Armour, a sports aparel company. You can find the whole article online at: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20090601/under-armours-kevin-plank-on-how-to-motivate-employees.html Kevin is asked how […]
Teambuilding Teleclass: Creating Treasure Hunts
Monday, June 22, 2009 by Dave Blum Hey everyone. I’m doing my first teleclass this Wednesday. Here’s the blurb: “Creating Team-Building Treasure Hunts: The Five Deadly Mistakes (and how to avoid them)” WHEN: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Central 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Mountain 11:00 to 12:00 a.m. Pacific PRICE: […]