by Melissa Dinwiddie | Mar 2, 2023 | Articles, Leadership, Team Development
I took a bass class at music camp this past July, and I’ve stuck with it. Yes, that’s right, double bass. The big, upright, elephantine instrument that’s taller than I am. It’s highly impractical. It weighs about 25 pounds. It’s a...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | Feb 23, 2023 | Articles, Leadership, Team Development
I was asked recently about the worst job I ever had. I knew immediately which job earned that label in my life. It wasn’t the data entry job on the ancient software that took 20 seconds to register each entry. Though I nearly died from boredom. And it wasn’t...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | Feb 14, 2023 | Articles, Culture, Innovation, Leadership, Play, Team Development
Raise your hand if you’ve heard the phrase “Yes, and…” This principle from the world of improv is referenced enough in popular culture that when I mention it in workshops, typically at least half the room raises their hand. But what does it...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | Jan 18, 2023 | Articles, Play, Team Development
The CEO was on the right track when he scheduled quarterly half-day off-sites. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fast-growing company was all in-person at company headquarters, with just a couple of exceptions who live several hours away. Like so many other...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | Dec 30, 2022 | Articles, Culture, Play, Team Development
New! New! New! Or is it Old..? Here’s what’s on the horizon for 2023! Happy New Year! I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, laden as they are with overblown expectations (a bane of creativity). But I do love the idea that we get an...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | Oct 4, 2022 | Articles, Team Development, Virtual Facilitation
Once upon a time there was a research manager named Cindy, who worked at a global social media company. Cindy’s team was super-smart, but they weren’t having the kind of impact and influence she thought they deserved. Every day Cindy’s team of...
