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...help. 3) Connect Before the Point It’s important for leaders to make a personal connection with their team members—before getting down to business. Inspired leadership and teamwork keynote speaker Robyn Benincasa suggests taking just 30 seconds to let your employee or teammate know you see them before diving into what you need. By asking something as simple as how are things going and waiting for an answer, you show you care about the person as a human being and not just as a means to an end. 4) Listen and Observe Not all communication is spoken, so it’s also important...

...their drive on doing good. Here’s how you can support their causes and cleanse your palate from Black Friday. Project Athena Teamwork Motivational Speaker and Adventure Racing World Champion Robyn Benincasa created Project Athena to help women who have survived medical or other traumatic challenges reach new athletic goals and achieve their adventurous dreams. Through donations and grants these life-changing adventures are available to anyone who needs to be reminded it’s not about the setback, it’s about the comeback. To learn more or support their comebacks click here. Charity:Water Founder and CEO of Charity:Water Scott Harrison has dedicated his life...

...power of optimism. Bert and John were inspired by stories of people facing great adversity. These stories inspired the creation of a fully integrated business model dedicated to helping kids in need. Life is Good donates at least 10% of its annual net profits to the Life is Good Kids Foundation to positively impact over 120,000 kids daily who face poverty, violence, and illness. Robyn Benincasa is a world champion adventure racer, a CNN Hero, former corporate sales expert and a full-time firefighter who advises organizations on building World Class Teams of their own. She will inspire and motivate any...

...the very best we can with what we have in the moment, every minute, every day. Success is a journey, not a destination. Be flexible In our experience, “Semper Gumby” (Forever Flexible!) is also one of the hallmarks of a winner, as change is the only consistent thing when we’re trying to achieve world-class results in a constantly changing environment! (5 and 6 from Robyn Benincasa , Teamwork Expert, Bestselling Author of How Winning Works)   Kyle Crocco is the Marketing Coordinator for BigSpeak, has a Ph.D. in Education from UCSB, and can be easily persuaded to do karaoke....

...us for 6 days. Then we won the race. Your Turn: So how can you play to your strengths and create a Steve Gurney Missile in your personal or professional life? It’s all about taking your core strengths, your agility, your creativity, your resources and your teammates and finding a way to tilt the game board in your favor, change the way the game is played, or even change the game. Robyn Benincasa is a World Champion Adventure Racer, full-time Firefighter, top inspirational speaker, and CNN Hero who helps Survivors live an adventurous dream as part of their recovery. For...

...line. We had adapted to the environment, we had found a creative and more efficient way to the finish line, and we had won. Your Turn : Where can you take a calculated risk in your life or in your business in your quest for that big win? Tip: Calculated risks are a little less risky and have a better chance of success with a great team around you for the journey! Robyn Benincasa is a World Champion Adventure Racer, full-time Firefighter, top inspirational speaker, and CNN Hero who helps Survivors live an adventurous dream as part of their recovery....

...way to the finish line. They overcame their obstacles with humor. The most enduring and representative one-liner from their TV coverage summed up their approach: “We discovered that pain is mandatory…but suffering is optional.” Your Turn : Next time you’re having a sufferfest, remind yourself and your teammates of 3 things: one thing you’re grateful for (even in that moment), the fact that you’re adding yet another brick to your “character wall” in your life, and one great gift you’re going to give yourself when it’s all over! Robyn Benincasa is a World Champion Adventure Racer, full-time Firefighter, top inspirational...

...Benincasa Two-time Adventure Racing world champion; Founder, Project Athena First job: Chuck E. Cheese I used to live right down the street from Chuck E. Cheese (a restaurant and arcade chain aimed at families) in Tempe, Arizona. On my first day they gave me a few options, like working the skee-ball area or giving out tickets, and I said: Not so much. Then they said, ‘Well, you could be Chuck E. Cheese,’ and I said yes. (Chuck E. Cheese is the chain’s mouse mascot.) There were a few drawbacks to that. One is that you are not allowed to say...

...This article was originally written by Robyn Benincasa for Harvard Business Review.   I’ve learned about building great teams the hard way: by competing in the world’s toughest adventure races. From the leech-infested jungles of Borneo to the towering peaks of Tibet, my teams have run, paddled, mountain biked, climbed, and whitewater-rafted for up to ten non-stop days and nights, with no shelter, no warm food, and no reprieve from the competitors nipping at our blister-covered heels. If just one racer from a four-person team quits, we’re all disqualified. By necessity, the journey to the unimaginably distant finish line...

...Coach, Don’t Criticize Empathy is the key to inspiring and motivating employees, according to top motivational keynote speaker and author of How Winning Works Robyn Benincasa . Employees respond better to coaching than criticism . When employees feel like they are being listened to and are part of the team they will be motivated to go the extra mile for their leader. 2. Celebrate Small Wins Sometimes organizations wait until the end of the year to recognize employee efforts through evaluations and end-of-the-year bonuses. In the meantime, employees are left wondering if they are on track. Adrian Gostick and Chester...

...that’s just the year through March! Robyn Benincasa , Top Leadership Speaker, Adventure Racing World Champion, CNN Hero Because we’re bombarded with so much tech every day, I think that to really break through the clutter and connect, people go back to writing personal notes and handwritten cards. Srinivas Rao , Host of the Unmistakable Creative Artificial intelligence will play a big role in replacing any work that is repetitive. Even cognitively demanding but repetitive work will be replaced by automation. So creativity will be essential to people’s success professionally and personally. Tan Le , Innovative Technology and Founder and...

...(Emotiv). They’ve experienced rejection (Rejection Therapy) and have been the subject of Hollywood films (Molly’s Game and Breach). They’ve won championships (Adventure Racing) and moved us with their marketing (Beats headphones). In short, they have shown they can change lives, now see if they can change yours. Robyn Benincasa , leadership speaker, Adventure Racing world champion Molly Bloom , inspirational keynote speaker, subject of film Molly’s Game Matthew Luhn , creativity keynote speaker, former Pixar animator/story artist Mitch Lowe , business speaker, CEO of MoviePass Jia Jiang , rejection therapy keynote speaker, bestselling author Marc Randolph , Netflix Co-Founder, angel...