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Team Building Events and Exercises

This document is all about understanding teams and teambuilding training; the purpose of team building activities; why corporate team building events can be effective; planning a team building strategy; building creative teams.

Why have a team building activity or event?

This is a phrase we hear a lot these days: 'we need some kind of teambuilding activity'. Corporate team building events are on the increase: everyone seems to be having them these days. But are they living up to expectations?

Reuters: Obama to increase credit to small businesses

President Barack Obama will announce a package of initiatives on Wednesday to increase credit to small businesses, an administration official said on Tuesday.

Xinhuanet: Sino-Africa co-op takes center stage at business summit

The West has never been more interested in Africa than it is now. Americans, Europeans, Japanese, and Australians are just some of those who have received the message loud and clear: If China has bothered to invest so much time, money and energy in Africa, then there must be an opportunity there that's been overlooked by the West.

Reuters: Remaining TARP funds enough for small business plan

The Obama administration's new plan to boost small business lending by providing cheaper government capital to smaller banks can be achieved within the existing resources of the government's $700 billion financial bailout fund, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.

Reuters: China's Volvo bid may stall over intellectual property

Geely Holding's attempt to buy Ford Motor Co's (F.N) Volvo car unit is in danger of stalling over disagreements about intellectual property rights, a source close to the talks said on Wednesday.

ITWorld: Windows unsafe for online banking? Shopping?

In the last few weeks, though, experts who aren't Linux fans, have been noticing that these days there are so many dangers with shopping or banking online while using Windows that they're now recommending people use Linux instead.

Xinhuanet: China's automotive output hits 10 mln mark

Participants watched the 10 millionth vehicle -- a new model Jiefang (or Liberation) truck -- roll off from the assembly line in FAW, China's oldest automotive group founded in 1953. The company produced China's first domestic model under the Jiefang brand in 1956.

Washington Post: Avoid Windows Malware: Bank on a Live CD

The simplest, most cost-effective answer I know of? Don't use Microsoft Windows when accessing your bank account online.

GlobalPost: A World of Trouble: Is the nightmare over?

With signs of economic recovery finally emerging, here's where things stand in 20 countries around the world.

LinuxLinks: 5 of the Best Free Human Resource Management Software

A key way to reduce the administrative burden on a company's human resources department is to use software which automates routine tasks. Step forward five high quality open source software applications which allow HR departments to do just that.

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