Raleigh North Carolina Based Rock Climbing Guiding, Climbing Trips, Climbing Classes and Instruction » team http://www.ascentadventure.com Website of North Carolina rock climbing guides and team building facilitators Ascent Adventure Consultants. We are the preferred guide service in the southeast United States, offering climbing trips (day and weekend trips) on the best routes and areas in NC, outdoor climbing instruction, and team building and leadership development programs. Make Ascent your guide service for 2009. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:17:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Management Tips Learned Through Experience http://www.ascentadventure.com/2009/06/management-tips-learned-through-experience/ http://www.ascentadventure.com/2009/06/management-tips-learned-through-experience/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:29:59 +0000 brandon http://www.ascentadventure.com/?p=1239 One of the most common issues that I see arise among the groups in team building and leadership development programs that we facilitate is that managers begin to realize that they need to make changes in the way they organize and structure their days and tasks so that they can more effectively manage their teams.

Here are some great key points of application that I have seen teams develop:

  • Share information regularly with employees and other team members.
  • Prioritize. Learn to focus on the things that have the most value. Of you devote equal time to everything, you are sure to miss details and feel overwhelmed.
  • Be optimisitic. Instead of looking at every project and assignment as drudgery, find ways to enjoy working together as a team, and find ways to turn seemingly meaningless projects into advantageous activities. In a book I read called “Organizational Communication” by Steven Corman, he discusses this very thing and gives the example of “If you are required to give a presentation, think about how you can use that platform to subtly champion your own cause as well.”
  • Be humble. Many mistakes come about when you think your team is perfect. Be willing to admit to mistakes. You’ll never learn how to improve if you think there’s no room for improvement.

Just a few quick thoughts I wanted to share!

]]> http://www.ascentadventure.com/2009/06/management-tips-learned-through-experience/feed/ 3 The Climbing Experience Applying to All of Life Part 1 http://www.ascentadventure.com/2009/05/the-climbing-experience-applying-to-all-of-life-part-1/ http://www.ascentadventure.com/2009/05/the-climbing-experience-applying-to-all-of-life-part-1/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 12:20:10 +0000 brandon http://www.ascentadventure.com/?p=1169 The rock climbing, mountaineering, and outdoor adventure experience has so many applications to real life. It is my joy to be able to help individuals see this through our climbing courses, and through the team building and leadership development programs that I conduct. There is nothing more satisfying when I can almost instantaneously see someone’s life change for the good as a result of something they have experienced through climbing and/or team building.


Over the next several days/weeks, I’m going to post short (one paragraph, or even less) blurbs on how climbing translates into all of life.

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