KEEP YOUR OFFICE CULTURE STRONG. CONNECTION IS THE KEY! Keep Your Office Culture Strong. CONNECTION is the Key! Want to Improve Your Organizational Culture? Imaginative Ways to Connect! By Jim Grout Flashback 13 weeks ago, I was putting the finishing touches on a blog that started like this… “Schools succeed, nonprofits thrive, sports teams win, […]
No Quick Fix to Social & Emotional Learning In School
NO QUICK FIX TO SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN SCHOOL No Quick Fix to Social & Emotional Learning In School We Agree, There is No Quick Fix to Social and Emotional Learning in School. But We Do Have a Solution! By Ryan McCormick & Jim Grout Marc Brackett and Diana Divecha, experts in social and […]
Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall… Is There A Leader Within?
MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL… IS THERE A LEADER WITHIN? Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall… Is There A Leader Within? By Jim Grout As the wicked queen in Snow White discovered, looking in a mirror can be a reassuring or unsettling experience—it depends on what you hope to see. We all seek to improve ourselves […]
A Force to Be Reckoned With: The Helium Hoop
A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH: THE HELIUM HOOP A Force to Be Reckoned With: The Helium Hoop What’s Worse Than Unhealthy Conflict? Let the Helium Hoop Decide. By Tom Miller, Phil Brown & Rich Keegan Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering, suggests unhealthy politeness is toxic to the development of effective teams. […]
5 Tips to Build Team Performance
5 TIPS TO BUILD TEAM PERFORMANCE 5 Tips to Build Team Performance Improve Your Team’s Performance with These High “5” Tips By Jim Grout A long time ago, I learned that even an experiential educator can’t experience everything. That may seem obvious, but in my world of adventure learning, experience is the key to everything […]
The Joy of Conversation
THE JOY OF CONVERSATION The Joy of Conversation – It’s Worth the Effort By Jim Grout When was the last time you had a conversation that mattered? I know the word “mattered” is a relative term, but recently I have been reflecting on the importance of conversations and how many meaningful conversations I have had […]
Essentials of Corporate Culture
ESSENTIALS OF CORPORATE CULTURE The 3 Essential Pillars of Corporate Culture By Jim Grout Corporate observer Simon Sinek’s TED talks—How Great Leaders Inspire Action and Why Good Leaders Make You feel Safe—provide interesting insights into the role leaders play in shaping and maintaining a positive and effective corporate culture. As Sinek observes, ‘Your company doesn’t […]
Sweeping the Sheds
SWEEP THE SHEDS Sweep the Sheds: A Powerful Concept for Team Building By Jim Grout There are stacks of books in my office and the largest is about team building. One book stands out from the rest, it’s LEGACY, about New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team. Subtitled What the All Blacks Have to Teach Us […]
High 5 Challenge Course Stories
HIGH 5 CHALLENGE COURSE STORIES High 5 Challenge Course Stories Making Peace the High 5 Way: Iraq & USA By Jim Grout (Blog Archive 2010 with Photos from 2018) Preface – A popular word every holiday season is Peace. And while World Peace may be a lofty goal, I’m reminded how achievable it is when I […]
School Culture Thrives
SCHOOL CULTURE THRIVES School Culture Thrives School Culture Thrives When Relationships Abound A Retrospective Before, During, and Projections After COVID-19By Jim Grout I recently delivered High 5 Adventure’s first-ever virtual workshop. As one who has always relied upon in-person teaching to form connections and build relationships, the thought of going virtual was somewhat intimidating. I […]
