RiverVentures Expedition A raft or float trip is a great outing in Colorado, that’s for sure! Now how about making it a multi-dimensional initiative with greater interaction between you and your colleagues? Now we’re talking outdoor fun with some real ROI! We develop a trip itinerary that includes in-raft and [...]
Why is experiential learning so effective? Forbes has the answers. 1. Learning by Doing: It’s the best way to improve. Inevitably, we learn by trying things, making mistakes, then doing better the next time. 2. Colleague Bonding and Collaboration: Teams learn how to work together. Communication lines that never existed before have [...]
Harvard Business Review examines what factors really develop good leaders (and it doesn’t happen through classroom curricula). Their research shows leadership skills transfer to the workplace when they're taught experientially. The key is to create experiences that build emotional circuits through trying and working through new problems so that when [...]
In this article by Entrepreneur, the myth of traditional team-building being effective is debunked. While a trust-fall can be fun once-in-a-while, this arena is in need of innovation and fresh ideas. Let’s get people excited again: “Effective team-building can build lasting bonds and even workplace friendships. It can re-energize employees [...]
This week's CBST Adventure's article share takes on the meaning of "agility" in the business world—the ability to respond to an ever-changing market with confidence and efficiency. This means curating a workplace culture where employees own challenges and become leaders. CBST Adventures is helping to build an economy of agile [...]
This week's CBST Adventure's article share is taking on more of an academic focus than usual. Harvard Business School has a paper out discussing leadership as a natural form of 'self-expression' in hopes of developing leaders that are good at spontaneity and using their intuition. Additionally, the paper also makes [...]
People don't often think that 'keeping it real' and being honest with themselves leads to increased gratitude and content. Yet, sometimes we just need to lift our heads up and open our eyes to see what's truly going well in our lives. CBST Adventures' CEO Jay Irwin shares this realization [...]
It's no secret that employee engagement is quite low in the US (32%) and even lower worldwide (13%). And according to Gallup, these numbers haven't changed since the early 2000's. The big question is 'Why?' Pixar and Harvard Business School (HBS) think it has to do with the fact that [...]
No matter how many employees your company has, it probably doesn't have an abundance of leaders. At least, not yet. Such is the reason for providing leadership development opportunities to employees. Northwestern's Kellogg School of Business shares this opinion in their recent article titled 'Four Strategies for Cultivating Strong Leaders [...]
CBST Adventures' CEO Jay Irwin sat down with the StoryHinge Podcast for an honest and real conversation on Jay's life story, particularly his search for meaning an purpose in life and the ups and downs of becoming an entrepreneur and running a company. If you like longer form, deep dive [...]