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Dr. Chris Cavert Team Building
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S2E37 #37: Anna Grace Douberly - (4+) The Fast Track, Trusting Yourself, Humanness, Adaptability and Humility
Anna Grace started team building four years ago. She's now the Assistant Director of Outdoor Programs at a university in Georgia. She talks with Chris about her fast track, being in charge, imposter…
S2E36 #36: Ken Weisner - (20+) Connections, Agreements and Playing to Learn with the Author of The Power of Play
Join Ken and Chris for an energetic conversation about The Power of Play – which just happens to be the title of Ken's first book. It's a wonderful read on the importance of rediscovering the playful…
#35: Karen Whittaker – (20+) Tech School Groups, Essential Skills, Disasters, and Invitation Programming
Chris and Karen share their experiences with todays youth and why team building is still important. Karen tells us about some of her favorite activities and why disasters are a key factor for…
S2E34 #34: Tim Mueller – (21+) Teambuilding in Middle School Physical Education, Developing Culture and Building Character
Tim joins Chris to talk about why he uses teambuilding experiences in his physical education classes. Teambuilding activities, Tim shares, help develop a positive culture within his classes and…
S2E33 #33: Swati & Agyat – 25+ Years with Play for Peace: Insights and Stories About Changing Lives Through Play
Swati and Agyat talk with Chris about their meaningful work with Play for Peace over the 25 years. Through play young people "get access to being themselves" and the power they have in their own…
S2E32 #32: Sam Sikes - (35+) Foundations for Leading Teambuilding Activities, The Magic of Experiential-Based Training and "What did you learn about each other?"
Has anyone ever asked you, "How do you lead a team building activity?" Chris has fielded this question more than you might imagine. "Not exactly a soup question," as Forester would say. In this…
S1 #31: Michelle Cummings - (27+) 52 Card Pick Up, Bonding-Building-Development, Avoiding Debriefing Fatigue and Make Valuable Connections
In the final episode of Season 1 of the OnTeamBuilding podcast, Michelle Cummings (the BIG Wheel at Training Wheels), shares one of her favorite activities, some programming wisdom and her go-to…
S1 #30: Tom Heck - (32+) Making What You Need, The Power of the Infinite Circle, Being in Community, Dive Deep and Stay Curious
Tom Heck is a master of the team building craft. He has worked with groups of all ages, committed to the deep dives he can take groups into. Tom shares some of his most memorable stories lined with…
S1 #29: Rohan Shahani - (12+) Lots of Activity Favorites, Eliminating Blindfolds and Changing It Up, Using Dice and "Framing Is Key"
Rohan is the Training Manager for ChallengeWorks out of California. He is simply an amazing source of knowledge in the area of challenge course training and operations. Rohan shares several of his…
S1 #28: Floyd Hinman - (22+) Powerful Books, "What's Up?" Processing Tool, Participant-Centered Facilitation and a Favorite Activity
Floyd, as a team builder, has a deep background in working with youth diagnosed with severe emotional challenges. In this episode, he shares some of the books, processing tools and activities that…
S1 #27: Kema Geroux - (30+) A Commitment to Social Growth, Places to Learn, Rohnke & New Games and Some Favorite Props and Activities
Kema started her (now 30+ year) career helping youth as a recreational therapist working with them on physical, emotional and social growth. Her 'job' was to find therapeutic value in anything…
#26: Chris Schuhmann - (13+) Focused Episode: Some Adventure Psychology - Forming with a Group Using Group Juggle
Chris Schuhmann has been a teacher and adventure educator for over 13 years. Early on, Chris saw the amazing potential of adventure ed and has been using its methodologies to help bring about…
S1 #25: Andrew Florence - (10+) Adventure-Based Counseling, 'Embodied' Processing, Head-Heart-Feet, Overthinking and Experiment
Andrew, with a background in social work, uses adventure-base counseling methodologies with groups of all ages. His primary focus is helping youth populations practice pro-social behaviors through…
S1 #24: Kristina Book - (17+) Peer Facilitation in High School, Challenges 'Growing Up' in the Industry, What Are We Worth? and Learning Through Conferences and Books
Kristina is the Instructor for Experiential Based Learning for the Center for Character and Leadership Development at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colorado. It is the first…
S1 #23: Jaime Amling - (17+) Gold in Threes - 3Cs, 3Ds, 3Rs, Hey! What's Up? You Rock!, Engaging Activities, Mid-Movement and The Value of Feedback
During this episode of the OnTeamBuilding podcast, Jaime shares with Chris four different frameworks that help him program, observe and process team building experiences - all of them are organized…
#22: Dr. Jim Cain - (40+) How He Got Started - the Engineer Turned Team Builder, Jim's Favorite Books and Props and Powerful Stories from the Field
Dr. Jim Cain, from Teamwork & Teamplay, and Dr. Cavert dive into some of Jim's favorite books, activities and team building props and hear stories from the field about how 'simple' activities can…
S1 #21: Scott Goldsmith - (20+) Focused Episode: Emotional Intelligence and Team Building
Scott Goldsmith, author of Experiential Activities for Enhancing Emotional Intelligence shares his three keys to success focus and other emotional intelligence (EI) connections we can make with our…
S1 #20: Dave Vermilye - (30+) Focused Episode: Moving Into Team Building Programs While Safely Distancing (Data 3)
In this episode, Dave shares some of his recent experiences team building face-to-face with groups while safely distancing. He shares some of his thinking on preparing for his programs, what…
S1 #19: Jennifer Steinmetz - (19+) Her Favorite Props and Activities, the 'Card' Collection, Tell Me Three Things, Define Success, Asking Permission and the Time Challenge
Jennifer and Chris get into a fruitful conversation about favorites. We find out about Jennifer's favorite props (some of which are Chris' favorites as well), her favorite activity (and a bonus share…
S1 #18: Ed Caplan - (24+) Finding What You Need, Understanding Processing, Processing Tendencies Quiz, Keeping Your Eyes Open, Using Their Words
Ed and Chris get into a steady up hill climb conversation about a team builders journey working with groups over the years. We all seem to start out looking for activities we can use with groups -…
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OnTeamBuilding has published 37 episodes since March 2020, covering topics in Business, Careers.
OnTeamBuilding is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 34m.
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