Everyone needs a Fun Coach! And we are here to help you bring Fun back to your team. The secret to having an engaged team is directly related to the synergy, or the sum of the parts, People. Our goal is to connect people through communication and problem solving to perform better as a team.
“2023 National Award Winners from CFMA for 13 years of leadership training”
Todd and Marsha Davis are the Fun Coach facilitators based in the heart of the recreation and tourism popular City of Scottsdale. They are entrepreneurs who have provided team-building experiences to company and volunteer teams for nearly 30 years. Their business brands include Park and Recreate, Team Play, Urban Fun AZ & VolunTEAMism as they design and deliver diverse activities and workshops to meet a variety of client needs. They live what they teach, and love to ride bikes, hike, camp, listen to music, and enjoy life to the fullest. Oh, by the way, we don't do cliffs, but we are risk-takers and the cool cliff photo looked cool!
We are the FUN experts! Besides being founders and influencers in the corporate team industry they also have been trained to be excellent facilitators for business teams. Their experiences have led them to promote their goal of training others to become facilitator managers and create fun at work through communication and teamwork.
We have found the cure for Fun AT Work! Our mission is to improve the workplace team is twofold! The first is to provide “team workouts” in person or online live to help improve the dynamics of your team. Second, we want you to become a trained Fun Coach for your team by learning our processes for communication and problem-solving. Sign your team up for one of our online or in-person training sessions. Contact Todd to discuss some ideas and options for you and your organization.
"Amazing what a process can do in just 1.5 hours to change how we communicate in our team. Team Talk created a consistent process that puts everyone in a meeting on the same level and helped our team open up more where they are eager to share their ideas, thoughts, and concerns."
"Our association lunches are more engaging and relevant since we adopted the Team Talk process to create content-driven conversations"
"I used Team Talk with both my work and volunteer teams and the results are excellent"
"Be A Facilitator training has helped me with confidence as I work with various teams throughout the work environment"
"Online workouts have been rewarding as I have built many friendships through guided conversations"
"Amazing how a virtual retreat and the use of Team Talk breakout sessions could be so effective"
What does having fun at work mean? Is it playing ping pong, video games, or having pizza and parties? We believe Fun is only as good as the desire for people to participate in meetings and solve problems together. Read our book on Fun At Work and discover the processes for Team Talk and Team Workouts, while discovering Fun Away from Work solutions. Our training combines the book and facilitated sessions for you and your team to learn and use for future meetings.
Our favorite session “AKA” get a life and have more fun! A true solution for your participants as they examine their obligated time both at work and home. Once they discover where they spend their time we focus on finding free time for their fun interests. Once completed they will set a game plan to integrate their interests for more fun away from work. We have discovered that people who invest in their interests, seem to be the ones who come to work happy, and by the way, leave happy.
Through our book or a live-online session, we will teach your volunteer team, work team, or those called to work together with the art of shared chats or conversation. The team talk process guarantees the goal of 100% engagement for all participants through input and idea-sharing. This session will provide you with a solution to balance talkers & thinkers into your team talks and discussions. Discover how to engage 100% of your group and reach consensus through a unique process.
I want to volunteer or serve, but I don't seem to have the time! Most people don't connect with the true purpose of volunteering or serving and this session will facilitate participants to discover the value of time spent serving. Not just others, but for their well-being. Pair this with Work-Life Balance for a truly engaging workshop.
Solving problems as a team requires a process. This session provides a 5 step approach to solving problems and also an interactive activity for your group. The Three P's of Problem Solving:
People precede performance and productivity. This isn’t a tongue twister but an important rule for you to live by. Engaging people in the workout by utilizing the process of team talk for planning and follow-up processing is your main objective.
Learn the art of getting people to go where you want to lead them, but they are part of the journey through a proven process. This session is a follow-up to Fun At Work and Team Talk along with Team Workouts, and problem-solving. Offered as indoor, outdoor or online
activities with discussions on how to lead a team by guiding instead of telling or having all the answers.
Using the Pike’s Fish Market Philosophy and training video your group will discover “four” simple values of customer service and how to engage as a team. The results will impact the individual and team by releasing the fun and friendly side of communication. Be There, Play, Make Their Day & Choose Your Attitude will be the four values of FISH that will be discussed and will lead into a game plan session for participants.
"The goal is human interaction and conversation along with group customer service values"
Using the book Five Dysfunctions of a Team and our unique approach to helping people value time together your leaders and managers will discover how to get "buy-in" to effective meetings and 100% commitment to communication. As the group reviews and analyzes the dysfunctions, they will discuss challenges that disconnect people at work including "too much" email and not enough people time. 70% or more of working people say they want better communication and not email but at the same time, 7 out of 10 people are too busy with their tasks to want to come to the meeting. This workshop will provide communication solutions for the manager to use in their team meetings.
"The goal is human interaction and conversation along with team development"
Timeless values for managers and leaders of people to review, discuss and develop a personal game plan. This session examines one Habit per meeting, a chapter review along with a group interactive team talk discussion. All participants must purchase the book and workbook from Covey. Great for everyone!
"The goal is human interaction and conversation along with individual growth"
Discover the type of person you are when it comes to change and how others view new ideas or directions in this interactive workshop. This workshop helps leaders discover ways to get input on the change as well as how to roll it out without saying “this is what we are doing”. Different people embrace change and discover the best way to create and embrace change as a value of the adjustment.
"The goal is human interaction and conversation along with learning a process to adjust, not just change"
We can take almost any book and create a facilitated experience for your team. Our process will move the discussions on the key points, with participants sharing their reading discoveries. If you go through facilitator training and team talk, take any book and you can facilitate your group experience.
"Our process works for any teaching platform or concept you want for our team"
Based on our "Fun At Work" book, you will be taken through a series of sessions to assist you in becoming a facilitator manager-leader. This training includes a series of processes to implement in your manager or supervisor position.
We will train you to help inspire your volunteer teams to be more engaged through our team talk and "why volunteer "workshop. Why Volunteer is our message as we engage participants to discover and discuss how volunteering not only helps the recipient but those who give time and energy. O
Our process to help people discover a work-life balance is simple, but it requires a process. We will teach you how to facilitate our unique program to others either at work or in your sphere of influence.
Our Team Play way of integrating activities with competition and reward, just makes problem-solving more fun. Discover how to use "desired outcomes" in all activities you plan along with discovery learning and conversations.
The future of people connecting at work or in an association is connecting with their common interests away from work. This program will teach and guide you to start "activity clubs" based on people starting and joining as they see fit. Hiking, volunteering, biking, sports, and more!
Do you want to coordinate activities for your organization or company? Or start a business. This program will teach you the process of coordination along with which activities have the most value. Don't think traditional bowling, go with team bowling. It is faster, funner, and friendlier for diverse skill levels.