Category: Bird’s Eye View

Bird’s Eye View from The EDGE Center Manager, Susan Johnson – Every year around Commencement time I pause to reflect on our accomplishments over the last school year.  While I am so proud that The EDGE has become an international leader in experiential learning, the George Mason University community is at our core.  We are honored to be a part of this innovative, creative, and rapidly growing University and work every day to make the Mason community stronger, one team at a time.  Over the last year, thousands of Mason students, faculty, staff and alumni, have come to The EDGE to build camaraderie, develop leadership skills, and improve the effectiveness of how they work and learn together.  Thank you, Mason, for a great year!  We wish the 2012 graduates all the best in their future endeavors. 

Bird’s Eye View from The EDGE Center Manager, Susan Johnson – Needless to say, this article, 4 Reasons to Hate Team-Building, immediately captured my attention.  As The EDGE Manager, it’s my mission to ensure our participants look forward to coming to our programs and leave having had a worthwhile experience.  It certainly gives me great pride to look through our post-program surveys and read comments like, “I was successful at introducing 150 individuals to the ‘art of teaming’ in an open environment. The return on investment was tremendous,” and “Thank you for putting on a fantastic team building session for us.  I have heard many, many positive comments.  I appreciate your willingness to hear our concerns in advance and provide activities that far exceeded my expectations.”

 What’s your experience been?  Do you dread team-building workshops?  What do you think are the most important factors in making a team-building activity worthwhile?