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🎥 Hear from Lane, our Business Development Manager, as he shares what truly sets us apart: extensive use of technology and in-depth experience design. Technology isn't just a cool add-on; it’s a key driver of higher engagement and real-time results tracking that ignites competitive spirits in ways you’ve never seen before! Want proof? Check out our all-time best scores Leaderboard to see which companies boast the best teamwork: https://lnkd.in/g6PFB9th Lane also dives into the thoughtful planning that goes into each Urban Quest event. Every activity is crafted with one goal: to make sure no one is left on the sidelines, creating a team building experience where everyone plays an active role. 👉 More on how we make this happen in the video!

🎥 Hear from Lane, our Business Development Manager, as he shares what truly sets us apart: extensive use of technology and in-depth experience design. Technology isn't just a cool add-on; it’s a key driver of higher engagement and real-time results tracking that ignites competitive spirits in ways you’ve never seen before! Want proof? Check out our all-time best scores Leaderboard to see which companies boast the best teamwork: https://lnkd.in/g6PFB9th Lane also dives into the thoughtful planning that goes into each Urban Quest event. Every activity is crafted with one goal: to make sure no one is left on the sidelines, creating a team building experience where everyone plays an active role. 👉 More on how we make this happen in the video!

Together, we have the power to achieve incredible things. 👉Collaboration and unity can lead to remarkable accomplishments. 👉It's inspiring to think about the potential we hold when working together towards a common goal. Share your thoughts on this.

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬? Warren Bennis wrote, "We can never have too many leaders." And I agree. If you are not teaching your staff leadership skills, you may be missing the biggest opportunity of your career. If you are a manager, #CEO, #CHRO, or division president, you want an ongoing leadership training program for everyone. It doesn't have to be 3 or 4 days of classes.

I’m finishing my 4th week at CodeSignal and it’s been a whirlwind of new people, ideas, and culture. I’m traveling home from my first onsite with them and I’d like to reflect a bit on what brought me here. Back in 2013, web development was seeing a bit of a revolution as we moved from static, back-end, technologies to heavy front-end focused “Single Page Applications” (SPAs).  My good friend Dennis Burton and I were doing a lot with these budding technologies and trying to figure out a fun and exciting way to teach the concept to others. We came up with a full-day CodeMash Conference workshop (hundreds of learners) with an accompanying application called Choose Your Own Application.  It took inspiration from the well-loved childhood book series to let the learner make choices as they built a full-blown application.  The learner was given the opportunity to choose their frontend framework (Backbone or Knockout… it was 2013), their language (JavaScript or CoffeeScript… see 2013), their backend framework (Node.js, Rails, or ASP.NET), and their deployment platform (Heroku or Azure).  There were dozens of permutations.  It was a LOT of content.  A LOT to test. The experience was VERY well received.  I was so honored and humbled by the number of people who learned that day.  After it was done, we asked: can we scale this to other content paths?  We laughed it off and said “nah, that was fun but it would be too much work”. If you know me, I get my energy from helping other people learn things.  That’s why I joined Khan Academy and stayed with them for 8 years.  Ultimately, it’s what led me to take the Director of Content and Content Platform at CodeSignal.  Although it’s not _exactly_ the same thing, I’m a part of a team now that is scaling the ideas behind Choose Your Own Application.  CodeSignal Learn (https://lnkd.in/gXHuMEKQ) is the most innovative technical learning platform I’ve seen yet.  We’re developing content at a VERY fast pace and we will for a very long time. Unlike static video or blog-base learning, we have a PRACTICE-based platform with an AI teacher/tutor named Cosmo (a space corgi!).  It’s all about mastery-based learning inside the browser IDE and Cosmo guiding you the entire way.  The entire experience is in a single place. I have only been here 4 weeks and I’m already extremely proud of what we’re building.  Watch this space.  We have some amazing content coming your way.

After a long and busy year, your team deserves a celebration! 🎉 A New Year’s party is the perfect way to recognize achievements, boost morale, strengthen team bonds, and set a positive tone for the year ahead. Here are 5 reasons your company needs a New Year party to kick off the new year right!

At Victoria’s Secret & Co. we fuel collaboration and Innovation within our associates, right from the first day! We believe to encourage employees to share ideas, work together and integrate their efforts. The collaborative spirit and mantra "TEAM - Together Everyone Achieve More" are practiced at the enterprise, so that year after year, the practice of transformation and acceptance of newness/innovation has flourished at teams across regions and global groups such as information technology, digital, finance, product, user experience and more... It's a fantastic, magical experience! Please find attached the recent kick-off of our Technology Megathon, which involved onboarding around 3️⃣ 4️⃣ 5️⃣ global stakeholders. TEAM 🥅 GOAL - generate excitement, make friends, cross-collaborate, express ideas, experiment at will, perform lean demonstrations, and much more.  Recent personally, I learnt that teamwork is about much more than just attaining corporate or personal goals. Collaboration is about compassion, love, support, generosity, and the strength we gain when we share and count on one another. Chaired by our chief EVP, CIO Murali Sundararajan and evangelized by senior leadership across the board, we vow to get the magic DONE ⚡ I love this quote by A.P.J Abdul Kalam: "Umbrella can't stop the rain, but can make us stand in rain. Confidence may not bring success, but gives us power to face any challenge in Life" Welcome aboard to the lift off 🚀 party at VS&Co. #innovation #product #process #culture #team #trust #growth

Annual kickoff meetings are a powerful opportunity to set the tone and vision for success at each year’s start. Done right, it fosters face-to-face team building, celebrates the previous year’s successes, and ignites new initiatives and a renewed focus for the coming year. So how do you leverage this powerful opportunity and make sure it’s a hit and not a miss? Learn More ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eTGGxDfa

Having trouble with a dysfunctional team? 🤔 Here are some signs to watch out for and practical steps to turn your team into a strong, high-performing team that thrive.

This should be a great webinar especially for companies focused on innovation / collaboration and the apps necessary to drive true innovation & collaboration. Hope you can join.