Sheep Dip with Raising the Baa

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?

Er... team?

Would be churlish for us to say otherwise!

In the shepherding world the team comprises the shepherd and their dog, or for those with larger flocks, their dogs.

This epitome of a trusty team is at the heart of all that we at Raising the Baa deliver, on and off the field.  And this podcast series is just one example.

Continuing our series, The A-Z of Team Building, themes beginning with T are discussed:
- how can one hot drink can lift energy and build team spirit?
- why iteration and analysis shouldn't be neglected
- if lacking, it's one of the top 5 behaviours of a dysfunctional team
 
This series was inspired by the many lessons learned by our clients following their experience of Raising the Baa. And we punctuate it with a few insights of our own too.

Expect plenty of analogies from the world of sheep and dogs from Head Shepherd & Founder of Raising the Baa, Chris Farnsworth, in these short and lively conversations with Paul Warriner, our Lead Facilitator.

Enjoy - and thank ewe for listening :-)

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COMPETITION TIME!
In the final draw of the year, the prize is a hand-made sheep's wool hot water bottle cover - to keep ewe snuggly warm in an eco-friendly and ecological way :-)

To enter simply answer this question:

Which T theme is described with two T words, both with the same meaning?

Email your response to [email protected], with Sheep Dip in the subject box please.

The draw closes at 23.59 on 31 December 2022 and we'll email the winners the following working day.  One entry per episode. Open to UK residents only.

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FREE resource:
Sheep, Shepherd or Dog - which one are ewe? Take our personality quiz and find out.

Connect with the Speakers via LinkedIn:
Paul Warriner - The Recognition Coach and Lead Facilitator, Raising the Baa
Chris Farnsworth - Head Shepherd and Co-Founder, Raising the Baa

What are your main team challenges and desires?  Maybe we can help?
Book in a 15-minute Exploratory Call now and let's see.

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?

.... need we ask? Sheep quite naturally. 

Well in our world yes, but what do they have to do with team building? Have you ever seen how a flock works together? 

Sheep are not just followers - they can be pioneers, leaders, assertive, protective, caring. How many of these qualities would you like in a team? 

Continuing our series, The A-Z of Team Building, this episode covers S themes which:
- might help both quiet and 'loud' members of your team
- reward individuals and help them grow in their job roles
- help us to understand the new/expanded meaning of an 'old' term

This series was inspired by the many lessons learned by our clients following their experience of Raising the Baa. And we punctuate it with a few insights of our own too.

Expect plenty of analogies from the world of sheep and dogs from Head Shepherd & Founder of Raising the Baa, Chris Farnsworth, in these short and lively conversations with Paul Warriner, our Lead Facilitator.

Enjoy - and thank ewe for listening :-)

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COMPETITION TIME!
In the November draw, the prize is a portable Bluetooth Speaker, perfect for podcasts and all other listening of course!

To enter simply answer this question:

Which S topic was not mentioned till late on - and which might be seen as a cliffhanger to a future episode?

Email your response to [email protected], with Sheep Dip in the subject box please.

The draw closes at 23.59 on the last day of each month (Oct - Dec 2022) and we'll email the winners the following working day.  One entry per episode. Open to UK residents only.

One more week to enter the November draw - entries close 23:59 on Wednesday 30th November 2022.

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FREE resource:
Sheep, Shepherd or Dog - which one are ewe? Take our personality quiz and find out.

Connect with the Speakers via LinkedIn:
Paul Warriner - The Recognition Coach and Lead Facilitator, Raising the Baa
Chris Farnsworth - Head Shepherd and Co-Founder, Raising the Baa

What are your main team challenges and desires?  Maybe we can help?
Book in a 15-minute Exploratory Call now and let's see.

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?

Recently (October 2022) the co-founders of Raising the Baa, Chris and Caroline, were in the French Alps.

They were two of a team of 7 randomly mixed people all with one purpose: 'helping young people climb past anxiety' in a fund-raising challenge.

Four teams each raising money for their chosen charity, the challenge was to go higher and further (and wetter it transpired!) than others within a specified time period to gain much coveted points.

Reflecting on their experience Chris and Caroline learnt many valuable lessons about working as a team. A dose of their own medicine if you like!

They shared their 7 lessons via a LinkedIn live audio event - a first for Raising the Baa! And the story of the challenge unfolded too. 

Do you know of a young person trying to combat anxiety or other mental health issues?
It's not too late to show your support as our fundraising page is still open. All donations will naturally be very much appreciated by Inner Flame, a charity which only survives through donations and grants.  The more we raise the more young people we can help manage their anxiety.

What are your main team challenges and desires?  Maybe we can help?
Book in a 15-minute Exploratory Call now and let's see.

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?

... Raising the Baa of course!

And indeed we aim to raise the 'baa' in every aspect of teamwork.

In this episode we cover R themes which:
- improve productivity
- make optimum use of resources
- help move the team towards its goals effectively
- lift people's levels of engagement

This series, The A-Z of Team Building, was inspired by the many lessons learned by our clients following their experience of Raising the Baa. And we punctuate it with a few insights of our own too.

Expect plenty of analogies from the world of sheep and dogs from Head Shepherd & Founder of Raising the Baa, Chris Farnsworth, in these short and lively conversations with Paul Warriner, Associate Facilitator.

Enjoy - and thank ewe for listening :-)

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COMPETITION TIME!
In the November draw, the prize is a portable Bluetooth Speaker, perfect for podcasts and all other listening of course!

To enter simply answer this question:

Which R topic can really lift a team's energy and have a profound effect on its morale and productivity?

Email your response to [email protected], with Sheep Dip in the subject box please.

The November draw closes at 23.59 on 30 November 2024 and we'll email the winners the following working day.  One entry per episode. Open to UK residents only.

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FREE resource:
Sheep, Shepherd or Dog - which one are ewe? Take our personality quiz and find out.

Connect with the Speakers via LinkedIn:
Paul Warriner - The Recognition Coach and Associate Facilitator, Raising the Baa
Chris Farnsworth - Head Shepherd and Co-Founder, Raising the Baa

What are your main team challenges and desires?  Maybe we can help?
Book in a 15-minute Exploratory Call now and let's see.

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?

Quite honestly,  we struggled initially with this letter.

It transpires however that there's one or two really good topics from which to draw insights.

In this series, the A-Z of team building was inspired by the many lessons learned by our clients following their experience of Raising the Baa. And we punctuate it with a few insights of our own too. 

Expect plenty of analogies from the world of sheep and dogs from Head Shepherd & Founder of Raising the Baa, Chris Farnsworth, in these short and lively conversations with Paul Warriner, our Lead Facilitator.

Enjoy - and thank ewe for listening :-)

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COMPETITION TIME!
In the November draw, the prize is a portable Bluetooth Speaker, perfect for podcasts and all other listening of course! 

To enter simply answer this question:

Which 'yin and yang' Qs are discussed in this episode?

Email your response to [email protected], with Sheep Dip in the subject box please.

The draw closes at 23.59 on the last day of each month (Oct - Dec 2022) and we'll email the winners the following working day.  One entry per episode. Open to UK residents only.

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FREE resource:
Sheep, Shepherd or Dog - which one are ewe? Take our personality quiz and find out.

Connect with the Speakers via LinkedIn:
Paul Warriner - The Recognition Coach and Lead Facilitator, Raising the Baa
Chris Farnsworth - Head Shepherd and Co-Founder, Raising the Baa

What are your main team challenges and desires?  Maybe we can help?
Book in a 15-minute Exploratory Call now and let's see.

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?

Provocative perhaps? 

In this episode a couple of the themes beginning with P might seem a little negative in relation to building a strong team. 

As with so many aspects of team dynamics however it's about balance. Yin and yan if you like. So long as a potentially negative theme is recognised, action can be taken to redress it to create a positive outcome.

In this series, the A-Z of team building, we continue to recall lessons learned by so many of our clients' team members following their experience of Raising the Baa. And punctuate it with a few insights of our own too. 

Expect plenty of analogies from the world of sheep and dogs from Head Shepherd & Founder of Raising the Baa, Chris Farnsworth, in these short and lively conversations with Paul Warriner, our Lead Facilitator.

Enjoy - and thank ewe for listening :-)

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COMPETITION TIME!
In the November draw, the prize is a portable Bluetooth Speaker, perfect for podcasts and all other listening of course! 

To enter simply answer this question:

Which TWO themes mentioned, beginning with P, can counter-balance each other to help teams succeed?

Email your response to [email protected], with Sheep Dip in the subject box please.

The draw closes at 23.59 on the last day of each month (Oct - Dec 2022) and we'll email the winners the following working day.  One entry per episode. Open to UK residents only.

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FREE resource:
Sheep, Shepherd or Dog - which one are ewe? Take our personality quiz and find out.

Connect with the Speakers via LinkedIn:
Paul Warriner - The Recognition Coach and Lead Facilitator, Raising the Baa
Chris Farnsworth - Head Shepherd and Co-Founder, Raising the Baa

What are your main team challenges and desires?  Maybe we can help?
Book in a 15-minute Exploratory Call now and let's see.

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?

O...MG, there's so many! 

From Observing through Outstanding to Opinions, plus a few others too.

How can each of these help to develop a team into a baa-rilliantly collaborative and super successful one?

Each episode of our A-Z series of team building aims to help.

Expect plenty of analogies from the world of sheep and dogs from Head Shepherd & Founder of Raising the Baa, Chris Farnsworth, in these short and lively conversations with Paul Warriner, our Lead Facilitator.

Enjoy - and thank ewe for listening :-)

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COMPETITION TIME!

In the October draw we're giving away 3 of our highly sought-after sheepy re-usable mugs.  Help reduce waste and save yourself some money at many coffee shops too - what's not to like?

To enter simply answer this question:

How many tenets of team building, beginning with the letter O, are discussed in this episode?

Email your response to [email protected], with Sheep Dip in the subject box please.

The draw closes at 23.59 on the last day of each month (Oct - Dec 2022) and we'll email the winners the following working day.  One entry per episode. Open to UK residents only.

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FREE resource:
Sheep, Shepherd or Dog - which one are ewe? Take our personality quiz and find out.

Connect with the Speakers via LinkedIn:
Paul Warriner - The Recognition Coach and Lead Facilitator, Raising the Baa
Chris Farnsworth - Head Shepherd and Co-Founder, Raising the Baa

What are your main team challenges and desires?  Maybe we can help?
Book in a 15-minute Exploratory Call now and let's see.

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?

Into the 2nd half of the alphabet now with our A-Z series of all things team building, so we figured we'd celebrate with a competition.

And there will be opportunities to win EVERY month!  More on this further on...

This podcast series continues to reflect on themes cited by our clients in their reviewing sessions, following their experience of herding sheep - Raising the Baa style. 

Today's episode features topics beginning with the letter N. 

Each episode of our A-Z series of team building lasts around 10 minutes - just right for a (sheep)dip into each of the topics.

Expect plenty of sheep/shepherd/dog references from Head Shepherd and Founder of Raising the Baa, Chris Farnsworth, in these short and lively conversations with Paul Warriner, our Lead Facilitator.

Enjoy - and thank ewe for listening :-)

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COMPETITION TIME!

In the October draw we're giving away 3 of our highly sought-after sheepy re-usable mugs.  Help reduce waste and save yourself some money at many coffee shops too - what's not to like?

To enter simply answer the question below and email your response to [email protected], with Sheep Dip in the subject box please.

One entry per episode please, starting with M, released on 12th October 2022. 

So to kick off we have 2 questions:

(M) One topic beginning with M is mentioned more than any other in the episode - which is it?

(N)  Which theme beginning with N is discussed in the first half and re-visited later on in the episode too?

The draw closes at 23.59 on the last day of each month (Oct - Dec 2022) and we'll email the winners the following working day.  Open to UK residents only.

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FREE resource:
Sheep, Shepherd or Dog - which one are ewe? Take our personality quiz and find out.

Connect with the Speakers via LinkedIn:
Paul Warriner - The Recognition Coach and Lead Facilitator, Raising the Baa
Chris Farnsworth - Head Shepherd and Co-Founder, Raising the Baa

What are your main team challenges and desires?  Maybe we can help?
Book in a 15-minute Exploratory Call now and let's see.

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?

Mountains?  Er, not specifically.  Though they are the reason we took a week's break half-way through this A-Z series of Team Building. 

Raising the Baa co-founders Chris Farnsworth and Caroline Palmer, alongside a team of 5 entrepreneurial folk, clambered a marathon up and down mountains in the French Alps.  Why?  To raise much needed funds for Inner Flame, a charity close to our heart as you will be aware if you know the story behind Raising the Baa (our first episode of Sheep Dip).

And many lessons were learned about teamwork along the way too - but we'll leave this for another episode and on our socials meanwhile too.

Meanwhile this podcast series continues to reflect on themes cited by our clients in their reviewing sessions, following their experience of herding sheep - Raising the Baa style. 

Today's episode features topics beginning with the letter M.  Mmmm, let's think...

Each episode of our A-Z series of team building lasts around 10 minutes - just right for a (sheep)dip into each of the topics.

Expect plenty of sheep/shepherd/dog references from Head Shepherd and Founder of Raising the Baa, Chris Farnsworth, in these short and lively conversations with Paul Warriner, our Lead Facilitator.

Enjoy - and thank ewe for listening :-)
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FREE resource:
Sheep, Shepherd or Dog - which one are ewe? Take our personality quiz and find out.

Connect with the Speakers via LinkedIn:
Paul Warriner - The Recognition Coach and Lead Facilitator, Raising the Baa
Chris Farnsworth - Head Shepherd and Co-Founder, Raising the Baa

What are your main team challenges and desires?  Maybe we can help?
Book in a 15-minute Exploratory Call now and let's see.

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?

Love!  Who'd have thought?  Yep, this is the theme we first discuss in this episode.  But in what sense?  Possibly not what you might expect...

This podcast series picks up on all the themes that have been fed back to us by our clients in their reviewing sessions, following their experience of team building with sheep.  And more topics of our own too.

Each episode of our A-Z series of team building lasts around 10 minutes - just right for a (sheep)dip into each of the topics.

Expect plenty of sheep/shepherd/dog references from Head Shepherd and Founder of Raising the Baa, Chris Farnsworth, in these short and lively conversations with Paul Warriner, our Lead Facilitator.

Enjoy - and thank ewe for listening :-)
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FREE resource:
Sheep, Shepherd or Dog - which one are ewe? Take our personality quiz and find out.

Connect with the Speakers via LinkedIn:
Paul Warriner - The Recognition Coach and Lead Facilitator, Raising the Baa
Chris Farnsworth - Head Shepherd and Co-Founder, Raising the Baa

What are your main team challenges and desires?  Maybe we can help?
Book in a 15-minute Exploratory Call now and let's see.