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Arton Ibrahimi, Kiilto: The immediate and genuine reactions, and the support of the team members were the best things in the SmoothTeam simulation
Kiilto has more than a thousand employees and we operate in 11 countries. Our team is part of Kiilto's Professional Hygiene business, where our mission is to develop the professional hygiene business in five different business segments. New team, new ways of working...
Jarmo Annala, Visma Solutions Oy: SmoothTeam simulation supports collaboration, motivation and enthusiasm
Visma Solutions Oy is a software company with about 300 employees. Experienced coaches participated in the simulation. That’s why we chose the Biases in our Thinking simulation as this group needed challenges for their thoughts and because as they were all coaches,...
Shaking up remote meetings – seven non-conventional practices
Plenty of good practices for remote work are now in use, and having routines is often good. I will share seven practices that I have found to work well, some of which may be surprising. All coins have two sides, and hardly any rule applies to all situations. Once...
10 tips and 31 suggestions for a remote team building exercise
Many teams and companies are currently struggling with the same question: how to build and maintain team spirit? According to research, teleworking does not so much reduce work productivity, but team unity and innovation suffer. As the COVID-19 pandemic has prevailed,...
SmoothTeam simulations come with a skeptic guarantee
An introvert’s worst nightmare is a spirit-raising group play at the workplace training. I am very allergic to group hugs, embarrassing introductory plays, and "let's make happy customers together" slogans. Building remote teams is not easy However, maintaining the...
Juho Uutela, Visma: SmoothTeam opened also difficult topics for discussion
We used SmoothTeam in our product development team, which develops a product called Tiima. Our team members live in different parts of Finland, so we have done a lot of remote work already before the epidemic. The SmoothTeam simulation also worked great remotely. The...
Svea Paju, Tikkurila: SmoothTeam involved even the skeptics
Tikkurila is a leading Nordic paint company. It has offices in several countries and a global distribution network. Our team leads Tikkurila Central Brands – Alcro, Beckers and Tikkurila marketing. We have team members in Finland, Sweden and Estonia. A...
Simo Kuutti, Sandvik: The simulation was one of the most natural teleconferencing events in which I have participated
The main product of Sandvik in Lahti is a hydraulic hammer. I myself have been with Sandvik for a couple of years and I lead a product development planning team of 11 people. I think Sandvik is a great place to work and a great employer, and I want to invest in...
Filip Nyman: SmoothTeam glued our global team together
Our team was established during the merger of two companies. They naturally had different cultures, and the challenge in building a new team in this context is getting to know and understand each other. It’s a challenge to get into informal discussions to understand...
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