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In 1997, our company then called “Dias Dinâmicos” was in the news to demystify the concept of team building. And you know what? 30 years later we are still the same! Same values, same mission, same soul! But always innovating to bring our clients new and engaging activities!

“What’s love got to do with it?” – As the fantastic Tina Turner belted out in 1984, NOW, here is my personal rant that takes another look at the corporate statement “We care”

So, 2022 starts and its ground hog day again for managers and leaders in every company, big or small.
In my November blog I stated “I really admire all the leaders having to adapt and re adapt. Do try to be kind to them because if you are confused, imagine how they feel”
So how do you plan to move forward?

I love this metaphor and use it too often; I use it as a positive phrase about all good deeds having a reward in the long term. Equally, it does have its negative connotation. Call it Karma if you prefer.

(It’s also a song by Justin Timberlake)

Have you ever watched wheelchair tennis?

We at Team Dynamics have had an amazingly challenging time of it over the past 18 months. As have most organisations and individuals.

In March 2020 we were due to have our best ever month in terms of sales of our “in-person” events: Well, that all went out of the window! The future looked bleak, very bleak. We pivoted and due to a great team, lots of hard work and some good luck we seem to have come through.

It was a challenge, but it was temporary. Tough but temporary.

Want to motivate and engage your team…? Well, as per Bill Gates, content is king. This is true in so many spheres of the entertainment industry. Look at the battle for content between Netflix, Amazon and HBO to name a few. The music industry has adapted to the lack of live gigs, and dramatically-reduced income […]

HOW TEAMWORK OVERCOMES MASSIVE DIFFERENCIAL IN RESOURCES!

Another football result, so what? Well may I suggest we use this result as a mirror for any business looking to improve their team and potentially their results!

First of all let me be transparent, I am 100% biased….. I have supported Leeds since I was 7 years of age. I choose my University based on being able to see my beloved Leeds.

Os portugueses iniciaram o ano de 2021 a eleger a palavra “saudade” como a palavra de 2020. Entre o trabalho e o viver dividido entre o presencial e digital, arranjamos diferentes formas de nos relacionarmos, descansarmos e claro está de trabalhar.  Se no ano de 2020 em todos os setores, aprendemos o verdadeiro significado da […]

Team Building Online: 5 atividades virtuais para equipas remotas Quando trabalhamos num escritório e a nossa equipa está no mesmo local, é mais fácil de estabelecer uma ligação com os colegas de trabalho. Podem fazer perguntas, falar um pouco, almoçar juntos e, até sair no final do trabalho. Mas os tempos estão a mudar, e […]

Vantagens do Team Building Online para Equipas Remotas e em Teletrabalho  O trabalho remoto, aumentou imenso este ano, muito devido à implementação de períodos de quarentena e do “Teletrabalho”, resultantes do COVID-19. Com as equipas online, a formação de equipas remotas tornou-se ainda mais importante para os negócios e recursos humanos. Além disso, também é […]

O Team Building Online é o processo de transformar trabalhadores individuais em uma equipa coesa que trabalha cooperativamente para atender às necessidades do cliente, enquanto os trabalhadores estão distribuídos em diferentes localizações. É importante, e está comprovado, que melhora a eficiência e o desempenho quando os grupos confiam uns nos outros e se sentem ligados […]

In a rather soppy version of the Robin Hood story, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, the outstanding moment is when, the brilliant Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham declares “Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings and CALL OFF CHRISTMAS” Drastic in the context that he was frustrated that […]

I love sport in all its amazing varieties so I really will read anything that offers an insight. There is nothing new in looking at sport as a metaphor for learning opportunities. That said I found these snippets from a longer article by Raphael Honigstein in the Athletic on the 24th August 2020, as an example of […]

Take a break. So simple but often so hard to do. Here are a couple of suggestions. When I was a kid in the UK in the 80´s, there was a fun advert from KitKat. Its message is simple Take a break, have a KitKat. (worth watching as it is also a critique of the […]

My chosen role, vision, company goal etc. call it what you will…. is to try to motivate and engage individuals and teams to perform better together. We do that via team training games & now, via Virtual Teambuilding activities! How is this relevant in the current environment where sections of organisations are heading back to […]

Talk about not taking your eye off the ball. All businesses must be even more attentive, in these challenging times, as to what happening in their chosen market, on a daily basis. Strategy and long-term planning have gone out of the window for so many businesses such as those in the hospitality industry who just […]

I love Podcasts. They are the most amazing, free source of ideas and inspiration. A fantastic learning tool for the inquisitive. Or as Einstein apparently stated “I have no special talents I am only passionately curious”. This curiosity lead to me listen to NPR´s How I built this with Simon Sinek where the host, Guy […]

The Perennial challenge. Keeping teams motivated, engaged and aiding staff development and retention has always been a challenge in the corporate world. There are an enormous range of activities, games or team challenges… call them what you will ……available in every country market. Equally, there are an enormous range of opinions on the value Team-building exercises. […]