A great cause, a huge achievement!

In a special blog this week I want to congratulate Arax and her team of amateur swimmers who took on the 24 Hour Mega Swim for MS and raised over $10,000 in sponsorships. Impressively, most of this was personal donations from individuals who were inspired by the teams passion and commitment to take on that physical challenge.

5 Key Needs for a Successful Team

The Hierarchy of Team Needs 

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is an interesting model to investigate our behaviours and motivations. In essence, he believes each layer of need must be satisfied before we can focus on the layer above. First we must address our biological needs of food and air, then our safety, followed by family and friendship, then self-esteem. Only when all these issues are addresses can we focus on creativity and problem solving. Critics have argued over the order and categorisation of the needs but it stands to reason that it's hard to focus on the future when your house is on fire.