Monthly Archives: June 2026

WHY TEAM BUILDING IS THE MOST VALUABLE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN MAKE

Informed employees are not the same as ready ones. And ready is the only result that actually matters. A 2026 national study of U.S. hospitality and food service workers by Attensi surveyed 505 employed adults and found that 41% of all workers would choose better training over a 5% pay increase, a figure that climbs […]

Why The Best Team Connection Ideas Are Not What HR Usually Recommends

Here is a question worth sitting with for a moment: What if the single biggest factor in your team’s performance had nothing to do with skills, strategy, or systems? What if it came down to something far simpler (and far more neglected), like whether your people actually feel connected to each other? Gallup research has […]

How Effective Leaders Create a Culture Where People Feel Like They Matter

Most leaders treat meaning and purpose like a bonus feature. Something you add after the real work of setting goals, clarifying expectations, and building accountability is done. That is exactly backwards. After two decades of coaching basketball teams and in conference rooms as a team building speaker, I can tell you with confidence that the […]