Participants were asked, "As a result of Beyond The Amazing Race ä, what were the two things that became clear to you about the importance of team building?"  Their answers included:

—        Trusting strengths of others. 

—        More ideas; More energy. 

—        Creativity with our department; Sense of urgency. 

—        Trust team members to take the lead; Work as a team. 

—        Collaboration; Let people lead. 

—        Inclusion; That our company values really do play into our decision making process. 

—        Stay focused; Trust and collaborate. 

—        Collaboration; Check ego at the door. 

—        Trust your team; Capitalize on each other’s strengths. 

—        Building relationships & trusting each other; Maintain integrity under stressful situations. 

—        Working collaboratively; Create line of sight to end goal (and break down tasks to get there). 

—        Fun sessions are a great way to build relationships. 

—        Communication; Supporting team members. 

—        An important step to build a better company. 

—        Value of team building; The results which are possible. 

—        Communication; Trust. 

—        Trust; Collaboration. 

—        Trust; Recognize new capabilities. 

—        It’s all hard work; Goal needs to be kept in mind & creative solution can be found to any problem. 

—        Value of diversity in the team (thoughts, ideas, input, etc.); Communication. 

—        Caring about each; Trusting each other. 

—        Planning and collaboration are critical; Capitalizing on everyone’s strengths. 

—        Have fun; Don’t take things too seriously and always keep things positive. 

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