Notes #36: Team Assessments

We are all part of groups of people working together, whether at work or the various organizations we are part of.  But is that group a team?  And how good of a team is it?  How can you assess that team?  Here are a couple of different, but similar models.

Blanchard et al (authors of the various situational leadership concepts we've touched on in past Notes) uses the PERFORM model.  

Notes #35: New Games & the New Games Movement

The New Games Movement is something that grew out of the counter culture of the late 1960s. It aimed to provide a new experience for people, one that brought people together, rather than create divides. There is a big element of cooperation to the games. While there may be some competition in some of the games, being a winner isn’t important. (“You won the game, great! You get to start the next one”) And the idea is that EVERYONE is engaged. There are no spectators, and even the referees get in on the fun. One of the first of the New Games was the use of an “earthball”, a large (6 foot diameter), inflated ball with the globe painted on it. It was used at the first New Games Festival in 1973. The motto of New Games, emblazoned on the back of their t-shirts is: “Play Hard, Play Fair, Nobody Hurt”.

I'm back

After too long, am am continuing with new blog postings this week.

Going forward, I will be shooting for postings every 2 weeks, on Friday.

In between, I MAY post other items.