February 2008
Beginner to intermediate
29 pages
25m
English
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TRUTH 3 Games don’t build teams
Some people just don’t like to be afraid. And some people really don’t like to lose their composure, face, and bladder control while standing on one foot atop a telephone pole. And hearing “You can do it!” shouted encouragingly 30 feet below from one’s coworkers doesn’t help one tiny little bit.
Most team-building games, challenges, and events accomplish only one thing: They serve to remind us that despite outward appearance—and very real adult financial obligations—we really haven’t made much progress in wisdom and perspective since we were 15. And neither, by the way, have any of those bullies and weasels who have also only gotten older and taller.