Corporate team building is important in a struggling economy. As we all know…These are tough economic times! During tough economic times it is the tendency of most companies to button down the hatches, hunker down, and hopefully wait out the storm. While this may feel like the safest thing to do it is actually the [...]

A fun, interactive Build-A-Bike Team Building Event in Dallas, Texas was sponsored by Astellas Pharmaceuticals with the end result being 14 new bikes donated to children from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas. The 7 boys and 7 girls that received the bikes enjoyed the moment along with the 90 people from Astellas [...]

The Food Services division of Sodexo cooked up an idea to include a Build-a-Bike ® team building event in their regional meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Tulsa received new bicycles following the event. The regional management team set aside some time for community support in their quarterly meeting. The following [...]

Increasingly businesses are finding that philanthropy is important in team building efforts as a component of their corporate social responsibility.  Initially some may have held these types of workshops as a public relations move or for perception, but the reality is people who participate in philanthropic team building programs not only love it – they [...]

The Adecco Group met in South Beach Miami, Florida for a Team Building Event to build energy and enthusiasm and bicycles for kids. The meeting was to build company momentum for sales in a tough economy. At the Build-a-Bike Team Building Event ® held after a general session they had an opportunity to demonstrate their [...]

Why team building is an important incentive to retain top talent A challenge many leaders face is, “How do you attract and retain talent with a workforce that is increasingly plugged in to social networking as a way of life?” Corporations have to adapt both how they recruit and how they work with people once [...]

Heinz Supports Troops with Build-a-Bike Team Building Workshop in Orlando, Florida. Heinz took advantage of its National Sales & Marketing meeting to donate 100 bicycles to dependents of military families at a Build-a-Bike in Orlando, Florida.  Heinz recently adopted the Wounded Warrior project as its corporate charity.  At a dinner announcing their sponsorship, the company [...]

FIS Global emphasized a commitment to community by having a Build-a-Bike team building event® in Orlando, Florida. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida received 46 new bicycles at the event. The following pictures shows the children doing a club cheer and then receiving their bikes. FIS is one of the world’s top-ranked technology [...]

SunTrust Bank held a Build-A-Bike Team Building Event in Atlanta which culminated with the group donating 16 bikes to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Atlanta. Over 90 people participated in the event. The group was divided into 16 smaller groups that each had to participate in several activities, problem solving, and even some [...]

Below are a few team building tips and team building articles that were publish in the past. (Sometimes, real good ideas get buried in the blog, so here is a review of a few.) Three Requisites for Corporate Team Building and Motivation There are three attitudes that need to be present in each team member [...]