As the toxic cloud of the Bush-Cheney era in America begins to lift, we are beginning to see the scope of the mess they’ve left us in.  The boys from Delta House have been partying hard for eight years, and now we’re supposed to move in and live here like nothing has happened?   The tr...

My husband Todd and I know that we are a little different. Most people would say planting a church with your husband could be a really, really dumb idea...especially if you are both staff members.  I don't care how many years you have been doing ministry on a church staff...church planting...

Sometimes as a manager it is hard to get your team motivated to do their job correctly. When people have been doing their job everyday for a long time they tend to slack off and not perform as well as they should. This type of behavior can hurt your job and the company. The answer to this is to keep...

DCS Netlink has partnered with Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) and WITC to host the annual InterSec 2009, Internet Security Conference. InterSec 2009 will take place at the Ramada Convention Center in Eau Claire, WI, on February 26 & 27, 2009. The Internet has become integrated into nea...

Think of your company of staff of employees as your team fighting to win the championship, or, find success in the market. Like any sports team, there are games to be won often to get to that coveted championship trophy. Your business has hurdles that it needs to jump every day, every week, month, y...

With the Seamless Teamwork Online Study Group shifting to a more open format, we invited questions ... and then extended an invitation to those people to attend the live portion. For week 2, there were some real doosies, but not everyone who asked was able to participate in the discussion. I may not...

Being a coach can be a hard job. There are many aspects of coaching a team. You can be a coach to a team of employees coaching them so be the best that they can be at their job. You can be a coach to a sports team helping your players play at their finest. No matter what type of coach you are you wi...

What can a multiplayer pinball game teach about teamwork? A lot. Over the weekend I was at The Tech with Sumukh and saw this multiplayer pinball game. The objective of the game is to get their ball to the final destination.It was a game to watch as the kids were battling to win. While every kid is w...

Do you remember the A-Team? Hannibal would say, "I love it when a plan comes together" at the end of most episodes. As a Type -A-overachieving-control-freak Worship Arts Director, that is what I want to say when the worship service is over.  However, God has patiently taught me the l...

It’s hard work to set up and supervise a teleworking team for some projects.  In the web content service I run, I need to gather work-from-home writers together and help them work as a team.  This is especially important for projects that require group cooperation and interaction, such as an...